unit two legislations Flashcards
1
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values of care (5)
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- recieve equal opportunities
- free from discrimination
- diversity will be valued
- have their rights supported
- help to maintain or improve their quality of life
2
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values of care in HSC settings (3)
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- promoting equality and diversity
- promote individual’s rights and beliefs
- maintain confidentiality
3
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values of care in childcare settings (9)
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- make welfare of child paramount
- keeping children safe and maintaining healthy environments
- working in partnership with family (childrens act)
- encourage learning and development
- valuing diversity
- ensure equality of opportunity
- anti-discriminatory practise
- maintaining confidentiality
- working with other professionals
4
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key aspects of the 2014 care act (6)
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- duty on local authorities to promote wellbeing
- duty on local authorities to carry out child’s needs assessments
- continuity of care
- independent advocate available
- adult safeguarding
- authorities guarantee preventative services
5
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key aspects of 2012 health and social care act (5)
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- No decision about me without me
- public health
- created healthwatch
- Clinical Commissioning Groups are GP led
- health and wellbeing boards bring together people to tackle inequalities
6
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two main principles underpinning HSC act
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- enabling patients to have more control over their care
- those who are responsible for the care given should have the knowledge to produce care which meets local needs
7
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key aspects of the 2010 equality act (5)
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- make discrimination aainst protected characteristics illegal
- women have right to breastfeed in public
- pay secrecy clauses are now illegal
- encourages positive action
- covers victimisation and harassment on protected characteristics
8
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key aspects of 2005 mental capacity act (5)
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- presumption of capacity
- support to make their own decisions
- no judgement if they make ‘unwise’ decisions
- act in their best interests
- always have a less restrictive option
9
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key aspects of 2004 children’s act (7)
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- children’s needs must come first
- protect children at risk
- child has right to be consulted
- children have right to an advocate
- every young child should have same ambitions no matter the background
- created Children’s commissioner
- encourage partnership working
10
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key aspects of 1998 data protection act (7)
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- all data should be processed fairly
and lawfully - data is used only for the intended purpose
- only collect required data
- accurate and upto date data
-kept for no longer than is necessary - secured
- not transferred to other countries
11
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key aspects of 1998 human rights act (6)
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- right to life
- right to protect family life and privacy
- right to freedom of expression
- right to freedom of discrimination
- right to liberty and security
- right to free of thought, conscience, and religion
12
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15 standards of care from 2014 care certificate
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- understand your role
- your personal development
- duty of care
- equality and diversity
- work in person centred way
- communication
- privacy and dignity
- fluids and nutrition
- awareness
- safeguarding adults
- safeguarding children
- basic life support
- health and safety
13
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key points of 2014 children and families act
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- fostering and adoption
- SEND ectends rights to personal budget for those supporting children
- increased support provided by schools
- childrens needs are assessed in a holistic way with EHC plans
- people must be informed by local authority about the support they are entitled to
14
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what does the 2014 childrens and families act aim to do
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to get education, health care and social care services working together
15
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key points of 2014 childrens and families act - fostering and adoption
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- streamline adoption process - easier to adopt, ensure safety and welfare
- approved adopters are allowed to foster children during the wait for formal adoption
- adoptive parents receive same rights as birth parents
- child welfare - formalised ‘staying put’ arrangements
