Policies and Procedures. I will be analysing the rights of services within a positive care environment. Some of these rights will include confidentiality, anti-discriminatory practice, effective communication, empowerment and respect for individual choice

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In this section I will be discussing and analysing how the Cedar Foundation create a positive care environment and what is meant by positive care, and how they promote the rights of service users. Part of this how its policies and procedures promote the rights through these. Also how the skills and qualities of care workers are very important.

A Policy is a written approach that a care organisation has and its staff and workers must follow to create a positive care environment.

A Procedure is when they follow it out and how to work and what to do in particular situations.

A positive care environment and good practice involves upholding the care value base and the rights of service users by the use of;

Confidentiality by keeping the service users information and problems quiet and in confidential. Anti-discriminatory practice, when a service user has a right not to be discriminated against.

The Cedar Foundation promote Confidentiality through their Privacy Policy by stating that they do not pass on any information that you give to the organisation and that they follow the Data Protection Act 1998. They also promote Independence through their