Learning Objective 3 Flashcards
What is the impact of legislation and national initiates in HSC conditions?
Person centred approach to care and provision and individual needs met. Empowerment, accessible services provides a system of redress, clear guidelines for practitioners to follow, raises standards of care, staff selection and interview procedures must comply with the Equality Act and organisational policies.
How has the Equality Act 2010 changed the way staff are selected and interviewed?
Adverts and interviews must not discriminate on the basis of the 9 protected characteristics. Questions asked at the interviews should be non discriminatory, interviewers should be trained in equality and diversity to make them aware of this practice.
Name organisational policies that promotes good practice (8).
Providing guidelines
Consistency of care
Staff are aware of responsibilities
Make professional conduct clear
Give individual rights
Help service users feel safe and secure
Help develop trust
What is the system of redress?
It is a way of obtaining justice after receiving inadequate care. This may take the form of compensation awarded by the courts or having your rights restored in some way. Each piece of legislation outlines the rights that individuals are entitled to. If those rights are breached then the law can be enforced by taking legal action through the courts.
What guidelines should practitioners follow?
The mental capacity act as it makes it clear who can make decisions, in what situations and how they should go about it.
The data protection act as it provides regulations on how to handle information.
The care certificate that has 15 standards against which a health care worker is assessed on. Completing the care certificate demonstrates that the care worker knows how to carry out their work to the highest standards.
What does empowerment mean?
This is how a career encourages an individual to make informed choices and decisions so that they can take control of their own life.
What does person centred care mean and who focuses on this?
Legislation and national initiatives are focused on promoting and protecting the rights and needs of the individual. The values of care embed person centred practice, this allows individuals using HSC environments to say what is important to them. This enables them to have more control which improves their quality of life.
How do national initiatives help improve practice?
Inspection is a good way to identify good practice or what needs improving so practitioners know their strengths and weaknesses. This provides clear guidelines for practitioners to follow- so they need to know what is expected of them. Targets will be set so practitioners know how to achieve high standards. This also ensures that legislation is also being followed accordingly through accident records and risk assessments. This can also identify where staff training is needed so that practitioners will know how to provide care of the appropriate standard. Can also encourage person centred approach to care so individuals needs are met.
How can the EHRC help other individuals?
They have a website that provides free information, advice and guidance about discrimination. They provide definitions of different types of discrimination to educate people on the terms and meaning to prevent any sort of discrimination from happening. They also provide fact sheets and information on the 9 protected characteristics.
What are the responsibilities of OFSTED?
Inspecting- maintained school and academics, some independent schools and colleges, apprenticeship providers, prison education and many other educational institutions and programmes of higher education.
Regulating- a range of early years and children social care services, making sure they are suitable for child red and potentially vulnerable young people.
Reporting- publishing records of our findings so they can be used to improve overall quality of education and training.
What are the 5 questions the CQC will ask?
Are they safe?
Are they effective?
Are they caring?
Are they responsive of peoples needs?
Are they well led?
What does revalidation mean?
The process or act of making someone’s or something officially acceptable or approved again. Practitioners such as nurses and midwives need to revalidate to maintain their registration with the nursing and midwifery council NMC.
Why do we have legislation?
Legislation protects the rights of both individuals receiving care and those providing care and support. It also states their responsibilities to society. Laws provide a legal framework for care and provide individuals with the right access and receive care and support. The government uses legislation to create regulatory arrangements for monitoring care organisations and to set standards for service delivery.
Name all key aspects of legislation (8)
The Care Act 2014
The Health and Social Care Act 2012
The Equality Act 2010
The Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Children Act 2004
The Data Protection Act 1998
The Children and Families Act 2014
The Human Rights Act 1998
What is the care certificate?
These are a set of standards that health and social care workers should follow in their working lives. This provides clear evidence to advocates, patients and other workers that each career has been assessed on the specific standards and procedures they must follow to continue showing their knowledge and skills. This makes sure they are providing good quality support.
