legislation Flashcards

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disability discrimination ACT 2005

DDA

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Aims to end discrimination

  • Unemployment, Education, Access to goods, facilities, services, Buying or renting property, Functions of public bodies, Long term conditions, Progressive conditions, HIV, cancer, diabetes, MS, Learning disabilities, Mental health conditions, Mobility impaired, Blind, Deaf

Must treat someone regardless of disability

  • AFARP adaptations to surgery:
    • Hearing loop; Access ramp; Braille leaflets; Domiciliary visits
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equality act 2010

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Protect rights of individuals

  • Advance equality of opportunity for all

Update, simplify & strengthen DDA

Ethical issues:

  • Advocacy; Capacity; Consent; AWI; MCA; Restraint
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9 protected characteristics of equality act 2010

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  • age
  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • marriage and civil partnership
  • pregnancy and maternity
  • race
  • religion or belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation
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adults with incapactity act (Scotland) 2000

AWI

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  • No one can make decisions you can make yourself
    • Consent & capacity
  • Principles of AWI
    • Welfare POA;
    • welfare Guardian;
    • General authority to treat
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metal health capacity act (eng and wales)

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  • People >16 are presumed to have capacity to consent unless there is evidence to contrary
  • Pt suffering from mental disorder or physical impairment does not necessarily lack capacity
  • Allows pt to appoint someone to make decisions on their behalf once they lose ability
  • Code of practise
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mental health act (scotland) 2003

MHA

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Management & treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders

Allow some people with severe mental disabilities to be compulsorily detained in a psychiatric hospital

  • Emergency detention: 72 hours
  • Short term detention: 28 days
  • Compulsory Treatment Order: 6 months

if Tx available for Person who has a mental disorder to stop condition getting worse

  • If medical tx is not provide, there would be significant risk posed to person or others

Due to disorder, patients ability to make decision is significantly impaired

Compulsory detainment is necessary

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UN convention of rights of child UNRC 89

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based on needds of a child

  • protection
  • participation
  • provision
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child and yound peoples charter

6 elements

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  • Right to respect;
  • Right to info about yourself;
  • Right to be protected
  • Right to a good start;
  • Right to have a say in your life;
  • Right to be & feel secure
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The Children (Scotland) Act 1995

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Any person U16

Anyone U18 subject to a supervision requirement

  1. Welfare of child is paramount
  2. No court/childrens hearing should make order/supervision requirement unless it is in childs best interest
  3. Childs views, accounting age & understanding, should be taken into account where major decisions are made about their future

Parental responsibilities:

  • Safeguard & promote childs health, development or futue
  • Direction until 16 & guidance until 18
  • Regular contact with child until 16
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Human Rights act

year

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1998

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age of legal capacity act 1991

ALCA

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Anyone U16 has legal capacity to consent on his or her behalf to any surgical, medical or dental procedure or treatment including psychiatric exam

  • Where in the opinion of attending medical practitioner, they are capable of understanding the nature & possible consequences of procedure & treatment
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national guidance for child protection in scotland 2010

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Categories of registration removed

Registration of unborn children

Broaden definition of child protection beyond familial abuse

Guidance enables managers & practitioners to apply their skills collectively & effectively to support & protect children, particularly the most vulnerable

Needs of children:

  • Warmth, clothes, food, love, protection, med & dent care, education, housing
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protection of children (scotland) act 2003

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Update protection of children act 93

Offences against a child

Child care positions

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COSHH

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control of substances hazardous to health

2002

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disposal of amalgam

3 pieces

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COSHH 2002

environmental protection 1990

hazardous waste directive 2011

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amalgam waste is

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wast amalgam

amalgam capsules

amalgam filled teeth

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consignment/transfer note for amalgam waste (5 parts)

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  1. Description of waste
  2. Quantity of waste
  3. Nature of origin
  4. Destination/frequency of collection
  5. Mode of transport

record should be kept for 3 years

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amalgam waste records kept for

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3 years

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health and safety at work act 1974

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Must have an up to date policy sating protocol for managing sharps

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water industry act 1991

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consolidated 1985 water fluoridation act

  • Appointment of water general directors
  • Appoints “water undertakers”
  • Duty to maintain an efficient & economical water supply system
  • Sets minimum standards of performance in connection with water supply
  • No new water fluoridation anywhere in UK
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water act 2003 (eng and wales)

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Fluoridation of water supplies

It is an offence to cause or knowingly permit a discharge of poisonous or polluting matter into any controlled waters without proper authority

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prohibition of smoking in public places 2006

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  • Smoking ban in hotels, restaurants, workplaces
  • Owner of places ensures nobody smokes under his rule
  • Ashtrays, lighters etc should not be provided to facilitate smoke in workplace
  • Fines for people who disobey!
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tobacco and primary medical services (scotland) 2010

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bans the open sale of tobacco in shops and cigarette vending machines

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aim of tobacco strategy scotland 13

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make scotland smoke free by 2035

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ASH scotland 13

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reduce the number of young people smoking (packaging attempts)

support for quitting

voluntary group (action on smoking and health)