Task 7 - Legislation, dementia care
By Aisha Small.
Legislation and frameworks within dementia.
Legislations.
Legislations explored:
Human Rights Act 1998.
There are a variety of things this act protects against, some of these things can be the right to life, liberty, and freedom. This is because everyone has the right to be free, and you can only be imprisoned for a good enough reason. Another one is having the freedom of thought, religion, and belief. This is where everyone has the right to practice their religion and believe what they want.
Data Protection Act 1998.
However all data must be handled according to people's data protection rights, and always kept safe and secure, this means not being transferred out of the UK without adequate protection. With more sensitive information there is stronger action that is taken, this could be information such as someone's ethnic background, political opinions, religious beliefs, health, sexual health and criminal records.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Act 2006.
Single Equality Act 2010.
Frameworks.
1. Putting People First: A shared vision of commitment to the transformation of adult social care.
2. Living well with dementia: the national dementia strategy.
Frameworks explored:
1. Putting People First: A shared vision of commitment to the transformation of adult social care.
They will have a responsibility to provide care and protection for those who through their illness or disability are genuinely unable to express their needs and wants, or have control over exercise. Self-determination will be at the heart of the system. Over time people who use these services will shape their own services, such as personal budgets. With results to this the state and statutory agencies will have a different but not lesser role, more active and enabling and less controlling.