Law, Policy and Ethical Practice in Health and Social Care

Unit 1 Law, Policy and Ethical Practice in Health and Social
Care.
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Contents
Title Page
Alexandra Acute hospital. Redditch 3
Task 1 4
Task 2 8
Task 3 10
Task 4 13
Conclusion 15
References 16
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Alexandra Acute hospital. Redditch
This booklet is aimed at new healthcare assistants. The booklet explains and defines
the three arms of government which are: the Judiciary, the Executive and Legislature. It will
explain how these three branches with separate powers collaborate in the health and social
care. Alexandra Acute hospital based in Redditch was opened in 1985 and is the major centre
for urology service in the country. It caters for an annual footfall of approximately 200 000
walk-in patients a year and has about 300 beds. The hospital has 8 operating theatres, MRI,
CT scanners and cancer unit status for breast, lung, urology, gynaecology and colorectal
cancers (Worcsacute.nhs.uk)
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TASK 1
Describe how the legislature, the executive and the judiciary set the legal and policy
landscape for health and social care practitioners.
Legislature
Legislature writes the laws of the land according to the constitution of the country it consists
of two chambers the house of Lords and the houses of commons. In the UK the legislating
bodies are the parliament, congress or Image by, Law study.com
national assembly. It is through the laws that the government policies that are laid down.
Besides enacting law, the legislature approves public expenditure and monitors the work of
the government (DoH 2017).
Executive
The Executive consists of the president, the vice president and the cabinet members. It is one
of the three key functions of parliament which executes and enforces the law in the political
system that has been framed by the Legislature. In the doctrine of separation of powers, the
executive does not make nor interpret the law, but it exercises and holds authority and
responsibility (DoH, 2017).
Judiciary
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