In a health and social care setting, individuals have many different needs in order to be in an equal and diverse health and social care setting. Equality Equality is treating individuals in a health and social care setting equally regardless of their colour, age, gender and ethnicity. For example it would not be equal if two people had the same condition which was written in English, if one of the people spoke another language and did not understand English at all. Equity Equity is to be able
Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care Legislation: Legislation is the act of making a set of laws or single law. Organisational policies: An organisational policy is a statement which explains the intended standards and information of what the aim is, within a document. These statements are carried out in organisations and sets out the expectations of the organisation. Codes of practice: The codes of practice are the lists of rules which are set for workers to work by in practice
The ability to communicate effectively is essential when referring to the health and social care sector. Communication implies much more than transferring and receiving information. It represents a vital part in developing and maintaining relationships and everyone uses it as a method to express feelings and emotions. The essay presents the factors that influence effective communication and methods to improve it. I will focus on the skills required for achieving it by explaining the importance of
(Amendment) Ordinance 2014. The law is implemented on 27 February 2015 (“Statutory Paternity Leave,” 2015). The paternity leave should be encouraged in Hong Kong. This essay examines the benefits of the paternity leave in Hong Kong. This essay argues for three main reasons which are harmonious family relationship, good health and gender equality. It is claimed that paternity leave in Hong Kong enhances the financial burden of the companies, especially the small and medium enterprises. Researched by the
During this essay I shall be outlining functionalism, Marxism and feminism as Principal sociological perspectives, I shall then apply the application of these to health and social care situations and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses. Functionalism being a structuralism theory can be explained as being a theory that examines society as formed through interdependent elements, much like the representation offered by Comte and Durkheim that each individual aspect of society is assigned to an organ
disorded because of the effects of social influence which for example people can influence someone elses thinking just because of the social group that someone is in (Gibbons, 2016). This model needs to become more developmental in the sense of medial conditions and psychological factors to find the remedies for mental health and illness. As stated in the essay before the social model of disability suggests that there is a form of stigma as there is emerging social labels and this creates the stigma
effect on this basic right”.(Human Right Act 1998) The aim of this essay is to understand the different types of abuse that can occur within the community. In this essay there will be a range of examples to identify the signs of abuse, how to protect vulnerable people and how legislation and policies does become effective to protect the individual. Furthermore, what kind of responsibility has the single professional in health and social care, in the protection of the individual? If an abuse occurs the
No issue in the recent years has drawn as much attention as the one surrounding gender equality. After a long time of fighting for gender’s rights, women have gained significant achievements on the battle for gender equality as a result. One of the most remarkable successes worth mentioning is that not only are women good at taking care of their families but they are also good leaders in the modern life. Furthermore, women has made dramatic gains in electoral politics, achieving a number of high
I look at the “capability” approach and the “equality of opportunity” approach, and the extent to which these theoretical frameworks explain income gaps in society. Measurement of income, by itself, does not provide sufficient information regarding free choices available to people, such as lifestyle choices or leisure time available. Nonetheless, income gaps can be a good proxy to understand issues of equitable distribution in societies. In this essay, I explore the content of both “capabilities”
Why is taking a gender perspective in development strategies important in Burma? The term "gender perspective" is an integral component of every aspect of the economic, social, daily and private lives of individuals and societies, and to the different roles ascribed by societies to men and women. Gender equality means rights and responsibilities do not have to depend on being male and female. Gender mainstreaming in development in Myanmar is very poor, thus women must be empowered, equated and lifted