Legislation & Skills: Promoting User Rights in Health & Social Care

This presentation provides an overview of key legislation and sector skills within the health and social care sector. It highlights the Health and Social Care Act 2015, focusing on standardization, information integration, and regulatory body objectives. The Care Act 2014 is discussed in terms of safeguarding service users, care standards, health education, and research. The Equality Act 2010 is presented to prevent discrimination based on various factors. Sector skills, including National Occupation Standards and Skills for Care, are outlined, emphasizing workforce development. The presentation also addresses factors affecting the promotion and maximization of user rights, the role of communication between care workers and individuals, and the importance of good communication in making patients feel at ease, in control, and valued. References to relevant government and organizational websites are provided for further information. This presentation can be used as a study resource, and similar materials are available on Desklib.

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Health and
social Care

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Legislation and Sector
Skills
 Legislation:
 Health and Social Care Act 2015
 Care Act 2014
 Equality Act 2010
 Sector Skills:
 National Occupation Standards
 Skills for Care

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Legislations
 Health and Social Care Act 2015
 Standardisation f health and social care
services
 Integration of information relating to the
users of service
 Sharing of information related to individual in
order to provide care and health services
 Outlining objectives for the regulatory bodies
 Disposal of cases concerning the fitness of a
person to practice health and social care

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Legislations
 Care Act 2014
 Safeguarding service users from abuse or
neglect
 Provision about care standards
 Establishment and provision for health
education
 Establishment and provision of health
research authority
 Integrating care and support with health
services

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Legislations
 Equality Act 2010
 Preventing disrimination on the basis of
age, disability, gender reassignments,
marriage and civil partnerships, race,
religion opr belief, sex and sexual
orientation
 Preventing harassment or victimisation of
service users

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Sector Skills
 National Occupation Standards
 Developing and maintaining standards for
healthcare occupations
 Utilise a variety of tools, products and
consultancy services
 Skills for Care
 Develop a well led, skilled and valued
adult social care workforce
 Recruit, develop and train staff

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Factors that may affect the
achievement of promotion and
maximise the rights of users

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3 Factors
 national planning, political factors and
capacity
 Communication strategies
 Engagement of all levels of scoeity

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How communication between
care workers and individuals
contribute to the promotion
and maximization of the rights
of users of health and social
care services

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Three Influences
 Good Communication can help to
 Make the patient feel at ease
 Make them feel in control
 And foster a feeling that they are being valued
 Through communication it is also possible to:
 Motivate people to adopt or sustain health and
social behaviours that improve health outcome
 Support engagement in health equity debate
 Helps to share opinions on the designing of
policies

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References
 .gov.uk., 2018., National Occupational Standards (NOS)., Retrieved on 20 May, 2018.,
From: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-occupational-standards
 euro.who.int., 2018., What are the main factors that influence the implementation of
disease prevention and health promotion programmes in children and adolescents?.,
Retrieved on 20 May, 2018., From:
http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/evidence-informed-policy-making/public
ations/pre2009/what-are-the-main-factors-that-influence-the-implementation-of-diseas
e-prevention-and-health-promotion-programmes-in-children-and-adolescents
 legislation.gov.uk., 2010., Equality Act 2010., Retrieved on 20 May, 2018., From:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
 legislation.gov.uk., 2014. Care Act 2014., Retrieved on 20 May, 2018., From:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23
 legislation.gov.uk., 2015. Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act
201.,Retrieved on: 20 May, 2018., from:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/28/pdfs/ukpga_20150028_en.pdf
 rcnhca.org.uk., 2018., rcnhca.org.uk Retrieved on 20 May, 2018., From:
http://rcnhca.org.uk/top-page-001/19-2/
 Schiavo, R., 2011. Health equity and health communication: A new dawn?.
 skillsforcare.org.uk., 2018., skillsforcare.org.uk., Retrieved on 20 May, 2018., from:
https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Home.aspx

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