Explain how one pierce of legislation, one policy and one code of practice could be applied to planning support for an individual

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P3: explain how one pierce of legislation, one policy and one code of practice could be applied to planning support for individual.

There are several pieces of legislation that need to be applied when organising a package of care and this would include Data Protection Act 1998, which benefits by maintaining confidential, The Data Protection act is a personal act that’s made for every individual also its personal to them. it has to be update likewise have the correct information within it as well as it shouldn’t cotain any form of barriers in it such as jargon, false information, it’s important that information is accurate to avoid problems in future and also it would be breaking the law if information is not accurate for instance if Mrs. Rice medication information isn’t correct then Mrs Rice could have been receiving the wrong medication which could lead to illness and damage her. Make sure documents on electronics e.g. computer have a password to be able to access the documents and paper documents should be kept in a cupboard with locks on in a safe place so that no one can use the documents to take advantage of the clients although people who are working or involved would have access to it but it must be confidential they mustn’t share the information with anybody that isn’t meant to know about the clients. The Act enables people to have access to their own information however the Act doesn’t allow information to be sent abroad. This act is very close to freedom of information 2000 because it has to be up to date and accurate, similarly it shouldn’t be kept more than it should, for its out of date as no purpose or protection anymore eg if a client passed away the information about clients should be removed after a certain time it’s all part of the law and must be followed, breaking of the law could lead to losing job and imprisonment. This Acts protects Mrs Rice from abuse because it helps to keep her information confidential and protected.

 Race Relation 2000 The Act is aimed at everyone because everyone has a different background even if they are a British white person for instance. British boy could have a polish father or grandparents this Act would protect them from being abuse or discriminate against. this act also helps to promote anti-discrimination, different people taking parts in activities in the society  no matter skin colour they are, likewise not judging people by the religious and beliefs this could be called neglect, the main part of this law is for everyone to have same right, if this law is broken it could lead to imprisonment. This Act would protect Mr Khan from abuse because he is Asian it would also enable the careers to promote diversity.

Nursing and Resident Homes Act the act covers the training that each person receives to ensure care, it was brought into place 1990 and 1992 to improve the care given to service users in the nursing and residential aspect of domiciliary care, this benefits the individual in offering the best care and ensuring no discrimination towards there equal opportunity. Every nursing and residential home should be registered with details of the location of the nursing or residential home as well as information about the place. If you are a resident of a nursing home and your medical care is being funded by the NHS you can use the NHS complaints procedure if you suffer from any type of abuse.People who break this law would face losing jobs or even imprisonment.

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Freedom of Information Act 2000, anybody over the age 18 has the right to access they health data, but not allowed to see others without person concern  also this can be access by speaking to a staff member giving the your full details. This act is very close to Date Protection Act 1998 because it has to be up to date and accurate as well as confidential.

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995: it protects and covers all people who have a disability in some way as well as helps so they ...

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This essay is fine in the way that the writer has researched several acts and code of practice and lists the various aspects of them. However, the writer has failed to meet the brief and explain how this would be applied to a care plan. Consequently the essay is a mere description of different aspects of legislation. I feel that if the writer were to plan the essay and use a particular example, it would greatly help in maintaining the focus and answering the question. ***