Laws, Policies, and Ethical Practices in UK Health and Social Care

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, policy, and ethical frameworks governing health and social care in the UK. It begins by outlining the governmental responsibilities in establishing these frameworks, emphasizing the protection of patient interests, ethical conduct, and assurance-based management. The report details key legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Health Act 2007, and Equality Act 2010, and explains their features and implications. It also explores statutory guidance issued under the Care Act 2014, covering topics such as promoting wellbeing and preventing needs. Furthermore, the report examines codes of practice related to safety, competence, and ethical conduct, as well as national and organizational policies, including those of the NHS. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of adhering to these regulations and ethical standards within the health and social care sectors. The report is supported by references to books, journals, and online resources.

INTRODUCTION
Law, policies and ethical practices are three pillars of
successful and effective operation of an organization. Legal
legislation, guidelines and code of ethics are published by
government on regular intervals to be followed by different
types of businesses various industries. In the present report a
discussion is presented no how laws ans police framework for
prepared for social and health care practitioners in UK. Along
with this the feature of legislation, guidelines, code of
practices are presented which are applicable of health and
social care sectors. Polices followed at national and
organizational level by NHS are also presented in this report.
TASK 1
P1 Setting up of the legal and policy framework for health
and social care practitioners
The governmental authority are responsible to form
laws, legislation and legal framework for regulation of all the
organizations in health and care sectors. Policy framework is
made in context of setting up good principles of good
practices in management and conduct of health and social
research in the UK. The polices are made with the view:
 Protect and promote the interests of patients: while
preparing the guidelines, regulations and legislation
the authorities keep in front of them a main aim to
protect and promote the interest of those who are
taking the care services.
 Describing ethical conduct: this is one of the major
factor that is kept in mind while preparation of the laws
Equality act, 2010: this is an act which is applicable to all the
organisation in UK irrespective of the sector in which they
operate. This provides guidelines that no one in the organization
be it employee or patients must not be discriminated on any
ground.
Safety in health and care homes: these guidelines are provides
by the National Health services deportment to regulate the safety
in the care homes, both for employees and for patients. The
guidelines are provided as elimination of the risks to those being
cared for, and to their care workers. To managed theses right in
sensible manner that respect their rights, freedoms and dignity are
protected and not hurt. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) in
England will soon become the lead investigator of the incident in
which innocent people are harmed and injured because of unsafe
or poor quality care. Other changes in regulation are also
proposed across Great Britain. This can be stated that the
organization in the sectors are need to Patrice the activities with
utter diligence and preciseness as a small mistake can cost life.
Statutory guidance:
The guideline are issued under Care Act,2014, this defined
the general responsibilities and universal services, defined the
need of contacting and identification of the requirement. Gives
details about the planing related with personal care and support
system, safeguarding, regulation related with integration,
cooperation and partnership working. The guideline provided
through Care Act, 2014, is a guide for consultation. This intend
to provide local authorities with the information and data that are
requires to know on how they should meet the legal obligations
placed on them through the act under the guidance. The following
are the guidelines provide under Care Act, 2014:-
Promoting wellbeing: the guidance document, set out how a
local authority should go about performing its care and support
responsibilities.

and regulation. The code of ethical conduct is issued to
all the organisation by NHS and government bodies to
be practiced in health and social care organisation. It
is essential to ensure ethical practice in care sectors to
provide all with same care services without any
discrimination.
 Assurance-based management of health and social
care: the authorities, executives and judiciary while
setting up the legislature take into consideration the
fact that management of all the organization under
health and care sectors must be based on assurance.
No illegal practices must be followed and they must
abide by all the legislation made in context of operating
the business activities.
 Setting up the Framework for holding health and
social care professionals to account needs to be fit:
another consideration that is taken into account is
related making the professionals under the health care
sector responsible for their act and this leads to the fact
of providing the services with utter diligence and
accuracy.
Health and Social Care Act 2008: this act is formed
to enhance the professional regulation and create integrated
Preventing, reducing or delaying needs: local authorities are
responsible for application of prevention for adults who are need
of care, encourage early discussion in the families about the
potentiate change in care arrangements.
Other guidelines are related with providing information
and advise to families, carer so that they can make a well informed
choice to care and support and how they fund it. Guidelines are
related with care and Support (business Failure), The Care and
Support (Market Oversight Criteria) Regulations 2014. Assessing
the key interaction between the local authority and an individual.
Code of practice:
Safety: the safety of an individual must be the foremost and
important which must prevail all the time.
Competence: applying competence while providing the heath
and care services. Thy must abide by all the legislation issues in
this respect.
Scientific and Ethical conduct: all the organisation in this
sectors must ethical practice there activities and operation, no
unethical practice must be entertained.
Patient, Service User and Public Involvement: management
and conduct must be such that no one is treated in bad manner,
involvement form all must be taken.
Integrity, Quality and Transparency: all the activities in the
organisation related with health and care, finance and
arrangement must be done with integrity and due diligence,
without any lad in following the legal regulations.
Other code of practice issued by the government
authorities are related with compliance with legal requirements,
benefits and risks and respect of the privacy.
National and organizational policy:
Government policy: health and social care integration
The UK government makes polices, acts, guidelines and
code of practice for all the organisation in health and care sector.

regulation in the care quality commission and for health and
social care this act focus on providing assurance related with
safety, and quality of care for patients and user of the
services.
P2 Explaining the features of legislation and, statutory
guidance, code of practice and national and
organisational policy
Legislation:
 Care act, 2014: this act provides rules and regulation
to local authorities related with assessment and
eligibility of determining the needs of people.
 Health act, 2007: this is a revised act which contains a
group pf acts which are applicable to health and care
sector organizations such as Health Act 1947, Health
Act 1953, Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, Health
(Amendment) Act 1991, Health (Amendment) Act
1994 etc.
 The health (nursing homes) act, 1990: these are
guidelines and standards defined for nursing homes.
 Health care act 1999: this is the act which is aimed at
improving the quality of the care and services provided
to patients. This also makes numerous provision which
are intended to enhance the level of coordination of
care between NHS and local authorities.
These are related with how their operation must be conducted and
they all must act in ethical and legal manner. In this, the act which
are published specifically for this sector such, Care Act, 2014,
Health care act 1999, Medicine act 1968 etc. certain act which are
applicable to whole of the businesses from all over the industries
in UK are also applicable to sectors sch as Equity act, 2010,
income tax act, 1977, etc.
Health and Safety Policy, NHS
This can be defined as the regulations and policies that are
used and applied by NHS in its business operation in health and
care. These polices are applicable to NHS only unlikely the
government policies which are applicable to all the organisation in
health and social care sector. The policies of NHS are- to develop
procedures, protocols and guidance that meet the requirements of
health and safety law, compliance with health and safety at work
act, 1947. Providing the financial and physical resources which
are essential ensuring the applicability of high standard of health,
safety and welfare.

 Medicine act 1968: this is status act which governs
the controls the consumption of medicines for human
which defines the level of manufacturing, production
and supply.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the act
which is applicable to whole of health and care sector of UK is
Care Act, 2014. The legal laws and regulation are formed by the
national level authorities in medicine and health care department
for regulation the operations and activities of the organisation in
health and social care. Various acts have been identified which
are applicable to health and care sectors and they must abide by it
without any default. Government has provided statutory guidelines
and code of practices for hospitals, clinics and business in this
sector.