Human Rights and Responsibilities Health & Social Care Essay Questions and Answers

The Rights of Patients/Services Users, Practitioners, and Society This week we’ll explore human rights and how they apply to health & social care Human rights are a set of universal, non- political, binding international standards They’re usually understood as inherent to all human beings, irrespective of nationality, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other status Human rights are indivisible, interrelated & interdependent This means that all rights have equal status, & the fulfilment of one right depends – either in part or wholly – on other rights There are various international human rights treaties. If national governments sign Read More …

Equality & Human Rights: Care Quality Commissions | Questions & Answers

Equality & Human Rights: Policy; Theory; Practice Week 19 Dr Alya Khan CQC Equality Objectives 2017-19 This week we will explore the Care Quality Commission’s current ‘equality objectives’ They aim to target inequalities in UK health & social care provision We will consider the relationship between theories we have studied, the design of the ‘equality objectives’, & the plan to roll them out CQC ‘Equality Objectives’ The Care Quality Commission published their ‘equality objectives’ on 23 March 2017 (new) Why were these created? These objectives address the CQC’s role in regulating the health & social care sector, to improve equality Read More …