How can a focus on equality and human rights improve the quality of care in times of financial constraint?
There is growing evidence that equality and human rights for people using services and staff needs to play a central role in improving the quality of care. CQC are finding that some of the best providers are doing this successfully – even in times of constraint.
CQC have updated the good practice resource and also published:
Health Education England have been directed by the task and finish group members that make up the workforce development to support the development of the first national Autism core skills and competency framework for health and care staff, and staff in organisations with public facing responsibilities. The framework will be required to span all ages and will need to demonstrate the collaborative nature of its development (including co-production with autistic people and their families) across multiple partners.
Everybody has rights as citizens of this country – so why are vulnerable young people having theirs ignored?
Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-care-system-remains-twisted-incarcerating-people-with-learning-disabilities-is-inhumane/
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