The government has put emphasis on improving standards which focus on: standards of care in residential and nursing homes and other personal care services standards of NHS care standards of care from health and social care professionals.
The Care Standards Act 2000 outlined a new system of national minimum standards for services such as private and voluntary residential and nursing homes it also extended the registration requirement to local authority care homes. Regulation of personal domiciliary services, e.g. helping someone wash or dress, this includes nursing agencies is also covered by the act (Scie.org.uk, 2016).
To ensure that the aims are achieved, the Commission for Social Care …show more content…
The right to receive care and treatment that is appropriate, meets your needs and reflects your preferences.
The right to expect your NHS to assess the health requirements of your community and to commission and put in place the services to meet those needs as considered necessary, and in the case of public health services commissioned by local authorities, to take steps to improve the health of the local community.
The right, in certain circumstances, to go to other European Economic Area countries or Switzerland for treatment which would be available to you through your NHS commissioner. The right not to be unlawfully discriminated against in the provision of NHS services including on grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity or marital or civil partnership status.
The right to access certain services commissioned by NHS bodies within maximum waiting times, or for the NHS to take all reasonable steps to offer you a range of suitable alternative providers if this is not possible’ (Gov.uk,