Component 3 Flashcards
What is meant by the term LEGISLATION…
a law or set of laws that have been passed by parliament
What is meant by the term POLICY…
a set of guidelines or rules adopted by an organization
What is meant by the term PROCEDURE…
an official or established way of carrying out tasks within guidelines
What is the relationship between legislations, policies and procedures…
- legislations underpins policies and procedures
- policies and procedures reflect legislative requirements and inform organizational purposes and working practices
Name the 5 legislations (acts)…
- Equality act 2010
- health and safety at work act 1974
- data protection act 2018
- health and social care act 2012
- care act 2014
What rules does the EQUALITY ACT ensure…
- defines protected characteristics
What are the 9 protected characteristics…
- age
- disability
- gender reassignment
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- sex
- sexual orientation
What rules does the HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT ensure…
- defines responsibilities for maintaining health and safety at work
What rules does the DATA PROTECTION ACT ensure…
defines data protection principles which require fair, lawful and transparent handling and processing of personal information
What rules does the HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACT ensure…
defines the planning, delivering and monitoring of health care services
What rules does the CARE ACT ensure…
- defines duties in relation to assessment of needs and their eligibility for publicly funded care and support
What are the 3 key policies and procedures…
- practices in relation to the equality and inclusion policy
- procedures in relation to the health and safety policy
- procedures in relation to the confidentiality policy
What rules does procedures in relation to the equality and inclusion ensure…
- person-centered practice
- non-discriminatory and inclusive practice
What rules does procedures in relation to the health and safety policy ensure…
- risk management
- infection prevention and control
- handwashing
What rules does the relation to the confidentiality policy ensure…
- information management
- need-to-know basis
- storage information