What does the care value of dignity mean in practice?

Treating a person so that their self-worth is protected

What is the main difference between legislation and a code of practice?

Legislation is law everyone must obey; a code sets professional standards

Personal information is shared only with those who must know it to provide care

Where a service user or someone else is at risk of harm

A rule that disadvantages a particular group even though it applies to everyone

Lowered self-esteem and loss of confidence

Data protection law (UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018)

What people should expect from any care service, framed as personal outcomes

Actively working to prevent and challenge discrimination

It supports independence and control over their own life

Harm to the service user and a breach of the SSSC Codes of Practice

The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

Promise to keep it completely secret

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

What does the care value of dignity mean in practice?
Which approach puts the service user at the centre of every decision?
Which law makes it unlawful to discriminate on protected characteristics?
What is the main difference between legislation and a code of practice?
What does the need-to-know principle mean for confidentiality?
When should a care worker break confidentiality?
Which code sets the standards of conduct for the social service workforce in Scotland?
What is indirect discrimination?
Which of these is an emotional effect of discrimination on a service user?
Which law protects personal information held about service users?
What do the Health and Social Care Standards set out?
What is anti-discriminatory practice?
Why does applying the value of choice matter to a service user?
What is a likely consequence of a care worker failing to apply care values?
Which Scottish law gives councils powers to investigate and protect adults at risk of harm?
What should a care worker NOT do when a service user discloses they are being harmed?