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Mental Health Scottish Human Rights Commission

WEBThe commission protects and promotes the human rights of people with mental health problems, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions. …

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WEBThe Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body, accountable to the people of Scotland through the Scottish Parliament. The Commission …

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Scottish Human Rights Commission Human Rights in a Health …

WEBTo deliver on this duty we have made the promotion and protection of human dignity in care through a HRBA our main priority for 2008-2012. This independent evaluation of one of …

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Paying people with lived experience for their participation

WEBThe Commission’s work takes a human rights based approach to empower people to know and claim their rights. 1. A key principle of a human rights based approach is peoples’ …

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Right to private and family life

WEBRight to private and family life. This right is very broad in scope and covers many different situations which relate to the rights of older people. Article 8 relates to the following main …

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Right not to be discriminated against

WEBArticle 14 - Right not to be discriminated against. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such …

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Human rights in health and social care

WEBHUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE – PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE 2 Human rights in health and social care Respect for the fundamental dignity of each and …

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Human Rights and the Mental Health Law Review

WEBThe Review proposes a broader view of the impact of mental health care and treatment that takes into account the whole picture of a person’s life and the impact on …

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Personalisation and Human Rights

WEBThe Government’s NHS Quality Strategy has person-centred care as a main theme and there is a clear desire to ensure that personalisation of health care evolves from this. …

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As part of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights …

WEBAs part of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP), a participatory research initiative looked at what the right to health means to people whose health is at …

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A human rights based approach: an introduction

WEBHuman Rights in a Healthcare Setting The Scottish Human Rights Commission carried out an evaluation of a Special NHS Board that wanted to adopt a human rights culture.

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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

WEBcultural barriers including stigmatising attitudes and behaviour by non-disabled people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an …

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Social Care Scottish Human Rights Commission

WEBWe will continue to play an active role in the Health and Social Care Action Group, convened through SNAP – Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights. The …

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COVID-19, Social Care and Human Rights Monitoring Report

WEBExecutive Summary. In summer 2020, the Scottish Human Rights Commission carried out monitoring research into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it has been …

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Disability Scottish Human Rights Commission

WEBThe Convention sets out what should be done to break down the barriers that prevent disabled people from realising all of their human rights. The UK has been a …

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Environment and Climate Scottish Human Rights Commission

WEBHuman rights and a healthy environment are interdependent. The right to a healthy environment contains different elements: Substantive rights: clean air, a safe …

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Human Rights Based Approach Scottish Human Rights Commission

WEBThe Panel Principles. Taking a human rights based approach is about making sure that people's rights are put at the very centre of policies and practices. The PANEL principles …

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