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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Human rights approaches and individual outcomes

HSC401 · Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Social Care — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC401
Week5 of 16
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This week’s topics

Human rights approaches and individual outcomes

  1. Rights-based care planning
  2. Reducing health inequalities
  3. Empowering marginalised individuals
  4. Evaluating qualitative and quantitative service user outcomes
  5. What are outcomes under the Care Act?
  6. Power – a health and social justice issue (NHS Health Scotland and GCPH)

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Analyse how the promotion of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights can lead to improved outcomes for individuals.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse how the promotion of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights can lead to improved outcomes for individuals.

Study materials

Videos

  • What are outcomes under the Care Act? · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 14 min · for registered students
  • Power – a health and social justice issue (NHS Health Scotland and GCPH) · YouTube · Public Health Scotland · 8 min · for registered students
  • What is individual wellbeing? · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 16 min · for registered students
  • Human Rights in Health and Social Care Services · YouTube · HIQA · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • People's experience in adult social care services (NICE guideline NG86, 2018) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
  • Strengths-based approach: practice framework and handbook (DHSC, 2019) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • The NHS Constitution for England · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Core concepts of EDI
  • Week 2: Legislative frameworks in health and social care
  • Week 3: Models of practice and systemic barriers
  • Week 4: Policy and procedure evaluation
  • Week 5: Human rights approaches and individual outcomes
  • Week 6: Communicating and supporting EDI across teams
  • Week 7: Challenging discrimination and exclusion
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Principles of informed choice and mental capacity
  • Week 10: Ethical dilemmas and duty of care
  • Week 11: Strategic risk management and rights enablement
  • Week 12: Applying Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Hea…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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