Explain the influences of a recent or emerging national policy development on organizational policy with regard to anti-discriminatory practice (M1)

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Explain the influences of a recent or emerging national policy development on organizational policy with regard to anti-discriminatory practice (M1)

The Mental Health act 2005 is a recent policy that has been developed in health and social care services. The act its self has a positive influence on organizational polices as now people that have been recognized as having a mental health issue now have rights and procedures that protect their vulnerability when decisions are being made for them and opens the doors for the human rights to be promoted toward them as well.

Also the five key principles within the act influence organization polices in a positive way

Presumption of capacity

This principle gives every adult the right to be considered capable unless proven otherwise. Therefore just because an adult has mental health issues they still to be able to make choices and look after themselves unless there is any reason not to. This influences the organizational polices on human rights, as this continues the encouragement of empowerment towards people with mental health issues that are still capable of leading their own lives and empowering them to make their own suitable decisions also by doing this it maintains the persons individuality and respect being shown to them which also comes under the organizational policy of human right.

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The right for the individual to be supported to make their own decisions

This not only supports the individual in making the right decisions for themselves it, it influences advocates to support the service user and protect them against discrimination when these decisions are being made making sure in the best interest of the service user. This prevents others from using discrimination towards service users with mental health issues as advocates would be up to date and trained with the recent polices of the mental health act and can promote them when decisions are being made.

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