HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS TRAINING

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HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS TRAINING

• PRESENTED BY
• Steve Baldwin

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HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS TRAINING

• Where after all, do universal human rights begin
  ? In small places,
• close to home so close and so small that they
  cannot be seen on
• any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of
  the individual
• person the neighbourhood he lives in the school
  or college he
• attends the factory, farm or office where he
  worksunless these
• rights have meaning there, they have little
  meaning anywhere.
• Without concerted citizen action to uphold them
  close to home, we
• shall look in vain for progress in the larger
  world
• By Eleanor Roosevelt, Chairman of the United
  Nations Human Rights Commission, 1948

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Objectives

• To raise individual awareness of the different
  rights and freedoms protected by the Human Rights
  Act 1998.
• To show through examples how to consider the
  impact of human rights on your work, when
  delivering services directly to the public or
  implementing policies and procedures.

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What are Human Rights ?

• There are 16 basic human rights.
• These are taken from the European Convention on
  Human Rights.
• They affect peoples right in everyday life and
• what they can say and do, basic entitlements,
  
• their beliefs and their right to a fair trial.

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Articles

• Article 2 - Right to Life
• Article 3 Prohibition of Torture
• Article 4 Prohibition of Slavery and forced
  labour
• Article 5 Right to Liberty and Security
• Article 6 Right to a fair trial

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Articles

• Article 7 No punishment without law
• Article 8 Right to respect for private and
• family life
• Article 9 Freedom of thought, conscience and
• Religion
• Article 10 Freedom of expression
• Article 11 Freedom of assembly and
• association

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Articles

• Article 12 - Right to marry
• Article 14 Prohibition of discrimination
• Article 1 of Protocol 1 Right to the peaceful
  enjoyment of their possessions.
• Article 2 of Protocol 1 Right to education
• Article 3 of Protocol 1 Right to free elections
• Article 1 of Protocol 13 Abolition of the Death
  Penalty

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Human Rights in Healthcare

• Neglecting peoples rights is bad for their
  health
• It makes for better services for everyone
• Quality of services
• Patient experience
• Reduces the risks of complaints

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Principles

• Fairness
• Respect
• Equality
• Dignity
• Autonomy

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In-House Abbreviations

• DH
• GMC
• BMA
• LGA
• NHS
• NHSLA
• NHSLTS

• EHRC
• ECHR
• HRBA
• BIHR
• ANH
• MHRT

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The Right to Life

• Public Authorities must
• Not take away a persons life, except in a few
  very specific and limited circumstances, such as
  lawfully defending someone from violence
• Take reasonable steps to protect a persons life
  in nearly all circumstances.
• Although the right to life is fundamental, there
  is no corresponding right to medical treatment in
  all circumstances

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The Right not to be Tortured or Treated in an
inhuman or degrading way

• Inhuman treatment means treatment causing severe
  mental or physical harm
• Degrading treatment means treatment that is
  grossly humiliating and undignified
• Inhuman or degrading treatment does not have to
  be deliberate

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The Right to Liberty

• The right to liberty is a right not to be locked
  in a cell or a room, or have any other extreme
  restriction placed on movement
• This right is a limited right
• E.g. lawful detention

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The Right to a Fair Trial (principles)

• Independent and impartial tribunal
• Be present at some stage of the decision making
  process
• A reasonable opportunity to present their case
• Disclosure of all relevant documents
• Hearing Decision within a reasonable time
• Given reasons to help understand decision

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The Right to Respect for Private and Family Life,
Home and Correspondence

• Family life is interpreted broadly
• Private Life is also interpreted broadly
• E.g. Personal choices, relationships,
• Right to respect for the home someone already has
• Correspondence includes, phone calls, letters,
  faxes emails etc.

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The Right not to be Discriminated Against

• Refusal of Medical Treatment to an older person
  because of their age
• Non-English speakers being presented with health
  options without the use of an interpreter
• Discrimination against staff because of their
  caring responsibilities at home

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Impact on Public Sector

• NHS Trusts have an obligation to treat
• people in accordance with their convention
  rights.
• All NHS staff must operate in accordance
• with the law.
• Anyone who feels their rights have been infringed
  upon can take their complaint to a UK Court of
  tribunal.

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How does Human Rights Act affect me ?

• Take into account the application of fairness in
  your
• everyday work.
• Listen to patients and staff and treat them with
  dignity
• and respect and protect patient rights.
• Ensure degrading treatment is avoided at all
  times.
• Give staff the chance to have a fair trial and on
  the
• balance of probability, they are innocent until
  proven
• guilty.

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What Difference does the Human Rights Act make ?

• The Human Rights Act should mean that people
  across society are treated with respect for their
  human rights, promoting values such as dignity,
  fairness equality and respect.

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Responsibilities of Staff

• Set a positive example by treating others with
  respect.
• Be aware of the Trusts policy and comply with
  it.
• Do not make offensive personal comments.
• Do not accept behaviour that may be offensive
  when directed against you or others, and take
  positive action to ensure it is challenged and/or
  reported.
• Be supportive of colleagues who may be subject to
  bullying and/or harassment.

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Responsibilities of Managers

• Treat a complaint seriously and deal with it
  promptly and confidential, giving the employee
  and the alleged perpetrator full support during
  the whole process.
• Set a positive example by treating others with
  respect and setting standards of acceptable
  behaviour also, promote a working environment
  where harassment is unacceptable and not
  tolerated.
• Consult your HR Manager for advice and support.

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Thanks for Listening

• Any Questions