The Equality Act helps the NHS discriminate the inequalities within the health care profession. Training on The Equality Act is often given with the first session being very in depth and then staff should receive refresher courses every year. Throughout hospitals there should be wide variety of resources advertising The Equality Act such as posters, leaflets and TV adverts.
There are 9 protected characteristics which are:
• Age-a person belonging to a particular age or a range of ages.
• Disability- physical or mental impairment which has long term adverse effect of that person’s day to day tasks.
• Gender (male/female)- whether you are male or female.
• Gender reassignment- transitioning from one gender to another.
• Marriage and civil …show more content…
Disempowerment will make the individual feel depressed because they won’t know what to do about the situation. Having low self esteem means that we feel useless and can lead to feeling depressed but, if they are too cope well then they need to have a positive attitude and need to believe that they have the ability to manage. A group of deprived, suffering from unemployment and single parents that have limited education they may feel they have been pushed to the edge of society, they don’t have the means to improve their position and may have little say in their decisions. Therefore, they will feel …show more content…
You can defend your rights in the UK courts and public organisations such as: The Police, Government and local councils.
‘The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted by the nations of the Council of Europe (including the UK) in the aftermath of World War II. The Council of Europe was founded to defend human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law, and to ensure that the atrocities and cruelties committed during the war would never be repeated.’
So now individuals can take domestic cases to UK courts instead of going to Strasbourg to argue their case in the European Court of Human Rights.
I believe that The Human Right Act is a way of keeping everyone in a well socialized society, we know what to expect from individuals, our workplace, other organisations, I also think that it keeps everything fair no matter of your culture or background so everyone in society is equal. If something goes wrong, there are specific steps to take and every case will have the same guidelines to ensure every person is treated
There are 9 protected characteristics which are:
• Age-a person belonging to a particular age or a range of ages.
• Disability- physical or mental impairment which has long term adverse effect of that person’s day to day tasks.
• Gender (male/female)- whether you are male or female.
• Gender reassignment- transitioning from one gender to another.
• Marriage and civil …show more content…
Disempowerment will make the individual feel depressed because they won’t know what to do about the situation. Having low self esteem means that we feel useless and can lead to feeling depressed but, if they are too cope well then they need to have a positive attitude and need to believe that they have the ability to manage. A group of deprived, suffering from unemployment and single parents that have limited education they may feel they have been pushed to the edge of society, they don’t have the means to improve their position and may have little say in their decisions. Therefore, they will feel …show more content…
You can defend your rights in the UK courts and public organisations such as: The Police, Government and local councils.
‘The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted by the nations of the Council of Europe (including the UK) in the aftermath of World War II. The Council of Europe was founded to defend human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law, and to ensure that the atrocities and cruelties committed during the war would never be repeated.’
So now individuals can take domestic cases to UK courts instead of going to Strasbourg to argue their case in the European Court of Human Rights.
I believe that The Human Right Act is a way of keeping everyone in a well socialized society, we know what to expect from individuals, our workplace, other organisations, I also think that it keeps everything fair no matter of your culture or background so everyone in society is equal. If something goes wrong, there are specific steps to take and every case will have the same guidelines to ensure every person is treated