In this essay, I am going to explore the different ways people’s rights are respected in my health centre and why it is important to do so and I will evaluate how these principles and values can be applied to the promotion of rights. 

The basic ethical values in my health centre are to provide an equal health centre as well as a community centre where we provide affordable healthcare and other services such as a creche, gym, indoor play area, sport halls, counselling, cafes, coffee mornings, new parent mornings and many other services.

If a sikh man came into our health centre and was required to remove his turban, a member of staff would allow him to go into a secluded area or room to do so where he feels comfortable. This is to respect his religion, dignity and privacy. Also, it would be rude and disrespectful to ask him to remove his turban in front of people if he was not comfortable with it. If a gay couple came into our health centre, our staff would make it a top priority to make sure they were respected and treated equally to everyone else,  as a hetro-sexual couple would be. They would be made to feel welcome and equal by being asked if their partner would like to come through to the consulting room just like a straight couple would be asked too.   

In our health centre, our staff have a person centered approach and show a great amount of empathy. For example, if a woman came into our health centre wanting to terminate a pregnancy we would support her in her decision and would get her an appointment to do so. Our staff would also provide her with information and support to help her with her decision and if felt that she needs support, we would give her counselling and would not judge her if she decides to terminate her pregnancy. 

If staff in our health centre did not respect peoples rights or needs, they would be either sent away on a two week training course like the one we held a few weeks ago for our receptionists or fired depending on how serious the situation. Before being hired, our staff are given training on how to give the care best suited to the patient that needs it. If the situation broke any of the laws such as the single equality act 2010 or Race Relations Act 1976, then it my have to be taken to court. 

We would also:

-    Hire a translator (signing/foreign languages) 

-    Give everyone appointments for the same length of time

-    Make a balance of making money and helping patients. 

It would be very expensive to hire a translator for our deaf patients, but many good things could come out of having a British sign language translator. 

Things such as:

- ‘Deaf club’

-  British sign language lessons

- raising awareness in the community.

I think my health centre would be really great for the community as it is a place for everyone to come together. We have hi-tech equipment and resources which enable us to help people in the best way possible. Also, there are many other things included in our health center such as a creche for parents to take their children to and coffee mornings which enable the community to come together and talk about things.

A pregnant teenager came to our health centre for help a few months ago. As well as being pregnant she already had a son who was two years old. She was finding it very difficult to make sure she and the baby were okay as well as looking after her two year old son. We offered her help by taking care of her two year old son at our creche and made sure she had her anti-natal classes and everything she needed to make sure she was ready to cope with two children. Also, she attended coffee mornings to give herself a break from the stresses of motherhood. 

A few months ago an elderly lady who had just lost her husband came into our health centre. We gave her weekly councelling sessions and group meetings where other people who had recently lost loved ones also went to discuss their situation. She then also attended our coffee mornings.

My health centre advertises on television adverts and many leaflets are handed out and posters are nearly everwyhere you go. We want to make sure everyone knows how easy it is to get help and that they do not have to struggle by themselves.

To conclude my essay, I think that my health centre would be working very hard to respect people’s rights and care for them in a way that suits their needs. We would make sure that nobody walked through their troubles alone and that they know where to get help and how. However, we will not go out of our way to welcome and help someone who discriminates against people in our health centre or makes them feel unwelcome. 

My health centre is better than other health centres as it provides the community with its needs. We offer free healthcare and many other services. We are honest, provide empathy and have a person centrd approach. We have no history of staff or anyone who uses our heath centre disrespecting the health centre or the people who use it. We all work together as a team to ensure the best care and services.

The impact of our equal outstanding values is a healthier community, more support between people locally and local people are better informed.

This is my diversed welcome poster for my nursery. 

I think that this health and safety law poster needs pictures to demonstrate the laws and regulations written. Also, it would look more appealing and draw more people in if it had more colour and maybe a cartoon strip demonstrating some situations that could happen if you don’t follow the health and safety laws and regulations. The more people that read the poster, the more likely it is that people will follow the rules and people won’t be put into danger so I feel that the people who created the poster should do everything in their power to make it more interesting and appealing to the reader. Also, I think that they should put a picture of the first aider instead of just writing their name. 

An electrical plug socket cover is used to prevent young children from getting electrocuted by touching the plug socket. 

A corner cover is used to prevent young children for bumping their heads or hurting themselves on the sharp edges of tables. 

A fireplace gate prevents young children from going near the fire, for the obvious reason that if a child goes near the fire they can get burned and seriously injured. 

A child safety lock is a special-purpose locks for cabinets and drawers that is designed to help prevent children from getting to harmful and dangerous contents such as cleaning products like bleach. 

A baby gate acts as a protective barrier to prevent young children from accessing areas of the house or environment where they may not be safe, such as stairways and kitchens. 

 The yellow sign usually indicates a caution. In this case it is cautioning people that there is wet floor and it is helping people to prevent themselves from falling over or slipping which could end up in them injuring themselves.

The green sign is showing people in the environment that is the way to go to the fire exit which will get you out of the building in the case of a fire or fire drill. This sign could save lives.

The red sign warns people of danger, hazards or the unexpected. In this case the sign is warning you to not smoke in this environment as it could out you and others around you in danger. For example, if you dropped your cigarette you could set that building or your surroundings on fire.

The blue sign warns you to keep out of a room or building as you could be putting yourself at risk by going in there. For example, a room full of radioactive materials would have this sign on the door.