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HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Protection of Persons with Mental Illness
UN Resolution A/RES/46/119
46/119. The protection of persons with mental illness and he improvement of mental health care
This resolution has a number of articles but its first one states
1. All persons have the right to the best available mental health care,which shall be part of the health and social care system.
You can download the full resolution here:
Assessment & Personal Budgets
Insist on a face to face assessmentAsk for a carer’s assessmentProvide as much information as possible including medical evidenceInformal care only relevant if carer “able and willing” to provide carePrivacy in assessment – the service user and the carer
The duty on the local authority to assess is to: Assess an individual who may be in need of community care servicesA duty to decide whether the individual’s needs call for the provision of services
Human Rights Education Associates
Linking to HREA on Facebook is an excellent way to connect to their activities. You will be able to:
• link to human rights resources and learning opportunities
• connect with colleagues
• tell us what you think
• join the discussion
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Privacy and Dignity: A Human Right
The NHS Constitution states that you should always be treated with dignity and respect, in accordance with your human rights
In 2003 at the World Health Organisation 7th Conference of European Health Ministers on Health, dignity and human rights, as part of the keynote address it was stated......’similarly we are not just concerned with access to health care, but with how people are treated when they need services‘ He continued ------' for, at the root of the concern for equality and freedom from discrimination in human rights thinking and practice, lies the notion of human dignity: the equal and inherent value of every human being.’
Want to know more? Go to British Institute of Human Rights
World Health Organisation and Mental Health Rights
World Health Organisation tool kit to assess and eventually stop violations to the rights and dignity of people with mental health conditions. The WHO QualityRights Tool Kit aims to ensure that quality of care and human rights standards are put in place in mental health and social care facilities.
The Equality Duty
The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) came into force in October 2010 and
The Act identified nine protected characteristics and these are set out below and are covered by the Equality Duty:
1.Age
2.Disability
3.Gender reassignment
4.Marriage and Civil Partnership (but only in respect of eliminating unlawful discrimination)
5.Pregnancy and Maternity
6.Race – this includes ethnic or national origins, colour or nationality
7.Religion or Belief – this includes lack of belief
8.Sex
9.Sexual orientation
The Equality Duty came into force on the 5th April 2011. The Equality Duty applies to all Primary CareTrusts and eventually Clinical Commissioning Groups and any organisations they has contracts with who carry out public functions on behalf of the Trust e.g. GPs, Dentists and Hospitals.
The Duty has three aims these are:
1.eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act;
2.advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it; and
3.foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.
Care system failures breach children's human rights Follow this link for more information
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