Treat me right, treat me equal: using national policy and legislation to create positive changes in local health services for people with intellectual disabilities.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 26(1): 14-25, 2013 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-23255375
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Creative use of legislation can produce positive change in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. This may be 'bottom-up' or 'top-down' or at multiple levels and with multiple stakeholders.METHOD:
Using a human rights-based approach (HRBA), four initiatives to improve services for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK are described.RESULTS:
The first example explains the process of co-producing a DVD and board game to enable people with intellectual disabilities to understand their human rights. The second example considers the impact of organizational culture in the process of embedding a pilot evaluation of practical, human rights-based risk assessment and management tools. A third pilot project examines how the guiding principles of Mental Health Act (MHA) (2007) for England and Wales can be operationalized using an HRBA. Finally, improving equitable access to health care through a 'top-down' process of change involving the Green Light Toolkit is reported.CONCLUSION:
The authors consider how to approach the process and where to focus in the system, to realize meaningful change.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Participação do Paciente
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Medicina Estatal
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Política de Saúde
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Direitos Humanos
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article