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The human rights of older people in healthcare: eighteenth report of session 2006-07: Vol. 1: Report and formal minutes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 105p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In this report, 'The Human Rights of Older People in Healthcare (HL 156-1 / HC 378-I)', the Committee looks at how the principles of human rights can be applied to older people in hospitals and care homes to ensure they are treated with greater dignity and respect. It looks first at the current position before covering: the leadership of the Department of Health; the implementation of the Human Rights Act by service providers; health and social care inspectorates and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); the role of staff in protecting human rights; and empowering older people. The report finds that, although there are examples of excellent care, there are concerns about poor treatment, neglect, abuse, discrimination, and ill-considered discharge. There is a significant difference between the 'duty to provide' under care standards legislation and the 'right to receive' under human rights legislation and the culture needs to change. The Committee recommends legislation and a role for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, and also recommends measures to strengthen human rights obligations and duties, including better guidance and standards, and bringing private and voluntary care homes into the scope of the Human Rights Act
The human rights of older people in healthcare: eighteenth report of session 2006-07: Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence regards the implementation of the Human Rights Act by service providers; health and social care inspectorates and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); the role of staff in protecting human rights; and empowering older people. Although there are examples of excellent care, there are concerns about poor treatment, neglect, abuse, discrimination, and ill-considered discharge. There is a significant difference between the 'duty to provide' under care standards legislation and the 'right to receive' under human rights legislation and the culture needs to change. The Committee recommends legislation and a role for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, and also recommends measures to strengthen human rights obligations and duties, including better guidance and standards, and bringing private and voluntary care homes into the scope of the Human Rights Act.
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland: summary of outcomes from focussed visits 2010-11
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Between April 2010 and March 2011, the Commission undertook 87 focussed visits to people receiving care for mental health problems or learning disability in various settings. A total of 301 recommendations for improvement were made following these visits. When followed up, it was found that services had taken satisfactory action in 76% of cases. This paper reports on the main issues emerging from 74 of those visits, and specific examples of improvements made by these services after the visits. These 74 visits were to people receiving treatment in the following types of care settings: intensive psychiatric care and secure units; care facilities for people with learning disability; older people in hospital; older people in care homes; people with mental disorders in prison; young people's care facilities; mental health continuing care and rehabilitation facilities; and adult acute admission wards. Many of the recommendations addressed principles of Scottish mental health and incapacity legislation, the articles of human rights legislation and other international conventions. The most common issues raised were: care environments that did not appear to meet people's right to privacy and dignity; care plans that did not appear to comply with the principles of maximum benefit, participation and the range of options available; and lack of attention to physical health.