Human Rights in Health and Social Care: signposting to resources

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Introduction

Below you can find links to free online resources that offer practical guidance for health and social care staff who want to find out more about human rights and how they can observe human rights in their work.

Bodies commissioning and providing health and social care services are legally bound to abide by the Human Rights Act 1998. Section 6 of the Human Rights Act specifically requires all public authorities to abide by the European Convention on Human Rights, unless primary legislation requires them to act otherwise. We hope that these resources prove helpful in achieving that. Resources include case studies, e-learning, factsheets, frameworks, templates and toolkits.

Why is this useful to me?

It is intended to:

  • encourage both knowledge and implementation of human rights approaches in health and social care.
  • help identify gaps in coverage of materials on human rights in health and social care, where new materials could usefully be developed.

If, as a health and social care professional, you have comments on this page and its content, or know of other resources that you think would complement this compendium and be of benefit to others, we encourage you to email those to us.

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Royal College of Nursing

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies.

British Journal of Psychiatry

Published monthly, this journal is for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and all professionals with an interest in mental health.

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Their aim is to promote the best possible social work services for all people who may need them, while also securing the well-being of social workers.

Skills for Care

Their online library has publications for people working in the care sector.

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

An independent charity working to improve the lives of people who use care services by sharing knowledge about what works.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Their website offers equality and diversity factsheets and general information n human rights in healthcare.

Stonewall

Resources for NHS staff offering advice on supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual patients and staff.

Human rights in healthcare programme

A website providing resources for people interested in a human rights based approach to healthcare.

Mersey Care NHS Trust

Provides specialist inpatient and community mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for adults in Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby.

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Disclaimer:

Other than the EHRC's own publications, the resources below are provided by third parties and the EHRC has not fully reviewed their content. Inclusion of another organisation's resource in this compendium does not constitute approval by the EHRC of its content or the quality of its advice. We do not monitor the content of third-party websites. Any resource or link provided in this compendium is solely for your convenience. We do not accept any responsibility for any third-party website or resources or endorse them.

The information in this compendium does not provide a substitute for proper legal advice or give an exhaustive explanation of relevant human rights law: you should always take proper legal advice if you have a specific issue to deal with.

This compendium is based on work originally carried out for the Commission by CooperGibson Research.

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2015