Health&Social Legislation
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- Created on: 20-12-18 12:00
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- LEGISLATION
- THE CARE ACT 2014
- The way local authorities should carry out carer assessments
- Promotes 'wellbeing' when making a decision
- Continuity of care must be provided
- Carry out child needs assessments
- Adult safeguarding
- Independent advocate to be available
- THE HEALTH & SOCIAL ACT 2012
- Enables patients to have more control and for authorities to commission care
- No decision about me without me
- Clinical commissioning groups
- Public health
- Healthwatch
- THE EQUALITY ACT 2010
- Makes direct and indirect discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics
- Prohibits discrimination
- Covers victimisation and harrassment
- Reasonable adjustments to be made
- Rights to breastfeed
- Made dicrimination an offence
- Pay secrecy clauses are illegal
- THE CHILDREN & FAMILIES ACT 2014
- Includes reforms for adoption, educational needs & children in care
- THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014
- Used only for intended purpose
- Adequate and relevant
- Processed fairly and lawfully
- Accurate and kept up to date
- Kept for no longer than necessary
- Processed in line with rights
- Secured
- Not transferred to other countries
- THE CHILDREN ACT 2004
- Aims to protect children who are at risk of harm
- Child paramount principle
- Right to advocate
- Created child commissioners
- Encourages partnership working
- THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
- Rights to liberty and security
- Applies to all public authorities
- Rights to respect, privacy and family life
- Rights to life
- Right to freedom of expression
- THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2004
- 2. Support to make decisions
- 1. A presumption of capacity
- Ability to make a decision
- 4. Bets interests
- 3. Unwise decisions
- 5. Less restrictive option
- THE CARE ACT 2014
- THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2004
- 2. Support to make decisions
- 1. A presumption of capacity
- Ability to make a decision
- 4. Bets interests
- 3. Unwise decisions
- 5. Less restrictive option
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