LO3 Flashcards
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DEFINE legislation
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a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament.
2
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KEY ASPECTS of The Care Act 2014
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- local authorities duty to promote an individual’s wellbeing whenever a decision is made
- continuity of care must be provided if someone moves to another area
- Child’s Needs Assessments - where care likely
needed after they reach 18 - an independent advocate to be available
- adult safeguarding in place
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KEY ASPECTS of The Health and Social Care ACT 2012
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- ‘no decision about me without me’ gives patients more choice
- public health focus on prevention, local councils being responsible for screening and vaccinations
- health watch - protect the interest of all service users, communicates the views of patients to commissioning bodies and regulators
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KEY ASPECTS of The Equality Act 2010
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- direct and indirect discrimination on the basis of a protected characteristic illegal
- prohibit discrimination in education, employment, access to goods and services and housing
- covers victimisation and harassment
- reasonable adjustments have been made by employers or providers of goods and services with disabilities
- women have the right to breastfeed in public
- encouragement of positive action
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KEY ASPECTS of The Mental Capacity Act 2005
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- a presumption of capacity - every adult has the right to make decisions unless other wised
- support to make own decisions
- unwise decisions - right to make unwise or eccentric decisions
- best interests of the service user
- least restrictive of their rights and freedom
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KEY ASPECTS of The Children Act 2004
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- protecting children at risk
- paramountcy principle - child’s needs must come first
- aim to keep children safe - safeguarding procedures
- child has the tight to be consulted
- children have right to an advocate
- Every Child Matters (ECM) - five outcomes (SHEEP stay safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving, make a positive contribution, economic well- being)
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KEY ASPECTS of The Data Protection Act 1998
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- processed fairly and lawfully - info only collected with consent and on a need to know basis
- used only for the purposes for which it was intended
- adequate and relevant but not excessive
- accurate and kept up-to-date
- kept no longer than is necessary
- all personal information must be kept safe and secure
- not transferred to other countries outside the EU
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KEY ASPECTS of the Human Rights Act 1998
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- right to life
- right to respect, privacy and family life
- right to liberty and security
- right to freedom from discrimination
- right to freedom of expression
- right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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KEY ASPECTS of the Children and Families Act 2014
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- the role of the children commissioner
- parents who have a new child
- family courts and justice
- SEND
