Respect, dignity and privacy in health and social care

Rights Of Service Users!

1. Respect: Is the appreciation felt or shown for someone or something you feel is precise. This right involves service providers to be polite, thoughtful and caring about any situation and most importantly certifying their privacy. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because it avoids labelling people by their illness and diagnosis, as a result they are treated with high esteem. Respecting service users give service provides access into having good relationship and increasing their trust with each other. Therefore, it makes it a lot easier to treat their illness or diagnosis.

2. Dignity: Is a state of being respected, treated and cared for. This involves the service provider to give time to listens/talk, time to care, it also gives an opportunity to treat people individuals in a polite and friendly manner. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because it can be used as a tool for asking service users about what is important to them as well as for reflecting on practice. Having dignity allows the service users to be provided with the accessible service increasing their healthy lifestyle.

3. Privacy: Is the right of people to lead their lives in a way that is reasonably isolated from public enquiry. This will cover things like personal choices, relationships and current statues of the individual. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because it ensures a confidentiality policy is in place when carrying out investigation in an individual, therefore the service user feels like their personal information is protected. It also ensures the service users informational is accessible to a specific service provide only so that the service user is able to look at the individuals personal records or financial information.

4. Equality: Is when everyone has the same values, rights and opportunities. The law states that everyone should be looked and treated the same. This protects people from being discriminated against and not being able to get any treatment. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because good equality involves good communication with service users and service providers in a way that is accessible to them and lastly making reasonable adjustments to carry out, diver services to particular needs of patients.

5. Independence: Is an individual being in a state of individualism. This involves service users to have their own say and freedom to be able to make their own decisions. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because service providers are able to treat you as an individual for any treatment. It also promotes choice and control for service users who need care and support; they should be enabled to do as much as possible for themselves.

6. Empowerment Is having the right or power of their decision and actions. This applies when working with service users in a health and social care settings because service users have greater control and responsibility over their lives; and prevent the need for legal intervention. They also can make decisions and achieve outcomes in ways that fit their circumstances and preferences.

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