Legislation - Unit 6

Legislation - Unit 6

1. The Care Act 2014

   • help people live lives healthily
   • safeguarding vulnerable adults, children, elderly, disabled people
   • reinforces personalisation - person has empowerment/control/independence
   • individuals think about outcomes they want
   • local authorities have to provide advocates
   • carers and individuals are given care and support
   • local authority - care and support
   • professionals greater regulations can face penalty for poor standard health care
   • comes under local authority
   • carers
     • support
     • legal rights to assessment
       • people can appeal against decisions made by local authority
   • information and evidence provided
     • make informed choices
   • personal budget

2. Health and Social Care Act

   • collective voices of patients to give feedback to assess quality of service
   • better collaboration and partnership working across services and local government
   • NHS commissioning groups/ CCG'S wellbeing groups
     • involve patients, carers and public
   • health watch established
     • statutory
       • CQC
     • represent views of service users and organisations
       • using information to inform secretary of state, NHS commissioning boards, CQC
   • monitor - sector regulator, make health sector work better for patients
   • clinical commissioning groups - groups of general practices that come together in each area of commission the best services for their patients
   • health watch - ensure vice of consumer is heard by those who commission, deliver and regulate
   • CQC - monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety

3. Local Authority Circular (DH) 2008

   • reinforces commitment to personalisation
   • reassures individuals that they all have a voice and a choice in their care
     • enabling improved wellbeing and independence
   • about prevention rather that waiting for something to go wrong

4. Children and Families Act

   • emphasises the importance of engaging young people and their families
   • focuses on putting children and young people at the heart of planning and decision making
   • focuses on:
     • involving young people and their parents/carers in all decisions
     • choice and control
     • Child's Needs Assessment - may need support to make informed choices
     • EHCP
     • empowering young people so they are engaged and supported to plan for their future