we help to improve social care standards

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25th November 08
we help to improve social care standards
The Core Principles to Support Self Care How
will they help you?
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Skills for Care Skills for Health

• Skills for Care
• Jan Burns Regional Development Manager WM
• Grace Wood Regional Development Manager EM
• Skills for Health Andrew Rundle Health Policy
  Team

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Aim

• The aim of the session is to
• Introduce the 7 Common Core Principles to Support
  Self Care and through their implementation help
  people have control over and responsibility for
  their own health and well being

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Objectives

• By the end of the session you will
• Have a greater understanding of the Dignity
  campaign
• Have greater awareness of the 7 Core principles
  to support self care
• Have explored the implications for practice
• Recognise how the principles support the Dignity
  Campaign

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The objectives of the Dignity Challenge are to

• Raise awareness of dignity in care and inspire
  local people to take action
• Spread best practice and support people and
  organisations to drive up standards
• Reward and recognise those who make a difference
  and go that extra mile
• Stimulate a country-wide debate about the
  importance of care services respecting the
  dignity of those who use them. 
• Encourage people to stand up and tackle services
  that dont respect dignity, rather than just
  tolerating them. 
• That greater emphasis is placed on living with
  dignity in old age rather than just dying with
  it.
• Dignity is an important feature of improving the
  quality of peoples lives.

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The Dignity Challenge

• Have a zero tolerance of all forms of abuse
• Support people with the same respect you would
  want for yourself or a member of your family
• Treat each person as an individual by offering a
  personalised services.
• Enable people to maintain the maximum possible
  level of independence, choice and control
• Listen and support people to express their needs
  and wants

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The Challenge cont

• Respect peoples right to privacy
• Ensure people feel able to complain without fear
  of retribution
• Engage with family members and carers as care
  partners
• Assist people to maintain confidence and a
  positive self esteem
• Act to alleviate peoples loneliness and
  isolation

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So what is a Dignity Champion? Someone who is
willing to

• Stand up and challenge disrespectful behaviour
  rather than just tolerate it.
• Act as a good role model by treating other people
  with respect particularly those who are less able
  to stand up for themselves
• Speak up about Dignity to improve the way that
  services are organised and delivered
• Influence and inform colleagues
• Listen to and understand the views and
  experiences of citizens

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Workshop questions

• What do the principles mean for me/my
  organisation?
• What can I do to pass on the messages?

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