Assess the influence of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti discrimination practice.
M2 Assess the influence of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti discrimination practice.
There are several national policies and legislation in place to make sure that individuals are not discriminated based on their circumstances. These national policies such as the mental health act and the mental capacity act of 2005.
Mental health Act 1983 as amended in 2007 with the mental capacity act is guide for health care to follow for the benefits and protecting the rights of people with mental disorder with the primary objective to make sure individuals can receive effective care and treatment.
The Mental Health Act (1983) is a significant statutory framework for anybody working within the mental health. The Mental Health Act of 1983 covers the detention of people deemed a risk to themselves or others. This provides a framework for decision making, by providing a logical format in which balances the law and legal values in order for a mental health worker to reach a decision of action. Mental health patient are the most discriminated in health care setting, this is due to the presentation. There is the tendency of mental ill patient being stigmatised by the public and even health care professionals who they are under their care. Therefore the government enact this piece of legislation.
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This piece of work looked at the impact of the Mental Health Act 07. I felt that the work could be improved by having more of a focus on the aspects of the Act which protect patients with MH problems. There was a brief mention of the use of MH advocates, but nothing more. What exactly is contained in the Act which protects patients from discriminatory practice? Discuss their right of appeal for example. The writing style was in need of improvement due to the frequency of grammar errors which would not be acceptable for work at this level. 2/5