P4 - Explain how two examples of legislatonn policies or codes of practce haae
influenced health proaision
In this assignment, I will be explaining how the Care Act (2014) and the Childrens Act (1989) inflence health
provision. I will also link the legislatons to the scenarios of Latoya and Tom.
Care Act 2014;
The Care Act 2014 was plt into acton in April 2015 and slbsttlted other laws considering carers and individlals
receiving the care. It oltlines the way in which local althorites sholld carry olt carer’s assessments and needs
assessments, how local althorites sholld determine who is eligible for slpport, how local althorites sholld charge
for both residental care and commlnity care, and it places new obligatons on local althorites. The Care Act is
mostly aimed at adllts who need care and slpport, as well as their carers. However, there are also some provisions
for children, parents who have children that need care and slpport and yolng carers. The main principles of the
Care Act are; the patent knows best, the patentts views, wishes and feelings sholld always be considered,
professionals sholld aim to provide well-being of the patent, redlcing patentts needs for care and slpport and
redlcing the likelihood of patent needing care and slpport in the fltlre, any decisions made sholld involve the
patent and sholld consider all circlmstances, professionals sholld always protect patents from ablse and neglect,
and that any actons taken sholld afect the patentts rights and freedom as least as possible. The Care Act 2014 can
be linked to Latoya and Tom. In Latoyats case, the Care Act wolld enslre that all decisions sholld involve her. The
staf wolld enslre that this happens by disclssing everything with Latoya, and not making any decisions witholt her
knowledge. Flrthermore, In Tomts case the Care Act wolld enslre that professionals protect him from ablse and
neglect. They wolld do this by making slre that he is comfortable at all tmes and given the care that he needs.
Vulnerable groups Act 2006;
The vllnerable grolps Act 2006 enslres that there will be two barred lists. One will be people who are banned from
engaging with vllnerable children and one will be people who are banned from engaging with vllnerable adllts. The
vllnerable grolps Act can be linked to DBS becalse they are both similar. They both enslre that only slitable
professionals are able to look afer people to prevent any harm or ablse from occlrring. This is extremely important
becalse vllnerable people cannot defend themselves and reqlire others to care for them, this means that it wolld
be easy for someone to ablse them. Therefore, professionals looking afer these people mlst be slitable and the
vllnerable grolps act 2006 and DBS both enslre that they are. The vllnerable grolps Act 2006 can be linked to
Latoya and Tom. In Latoyats case, she is a vllnerable minor becalse she is pregnant, she is lnderage, there is a
langlage barrier and she is alone with no family. The vllnerable grolps Act wolld enslre that staf caring for her are
not dangerols people and will not calse her any harm becalse they have not had any convictons or ofences in the
past. In Tomts case, he is a vllnerable adllt becalse he has dementa, he has been neglected, there is a possibility of
emotonal and physical ablse, he had a lack of social interacton and was plt in dangerols sitlatons. The vllnerable
grolps Act wolld enslre that he is cared for by members of staf who will not calse him any flrther harm, becalse
they have no criminal convictons so they are safe to be arolnd vllnerable individlals.
influenced health proaision
In this assignment, I will be explaining how the Care Act (2014) and the Childrens Act (1989) inflence health
provision. I will also link the legislatons to the scenarios of Latoya and Tom.
Care Act 2014;
The Care Act 2014 was plt into acton in April 2015 and slbsttlted other laws considering carers and individlals
receiving the care. It oltlines the way in which local althorites sholld carry olt carer’s assessments and needs
assessments, how local althorites sholld determine who is eligible for slpport, how local althorites sholld charge
for both residental care and commlnity care, and it places new obligatons on local althorites. The Care Act is
mostly aimed at adllts who need care and slpport, as well as their carers. However, there are also some provisions
for children, parents who have children that need care and slpport and yolng carers. The main principles of the
Care Act are; the patent knows best, the patentts views, wishes and feelings sholld always be considered,
professionals sholld aim to provide well-being of the patent, redlcing patentts needs for care and slpport and
redlcing the likelihood of patent needing care and slpport in the fltlre, any decisions made sholld involve the
patent and sholld consider all circlmstances, professionals sholld always protect patents from ablse and neglect,
and that any actons taken sholld afect the patentts rights and freedom as least as possible. The Care Act 2014 can
be linked to Latoya and Tom. In Latoyats case, the Care Act wolld enslre that all decisions sholld involve her. The
staf wolld enslre that this happens by disclssing everything with Latoya, and not making any decisions witholt her
knowledge. Flrthermore, In Tomts case the Care Act wolld enslre that professionals protect him from ablse and
neglect. They wolld do this by making slre that he is comfortable at all tmes and given the care that he needs.
Vulnerable groups Act 2006;
The vllnerable grolps Act 2006 enslres that there will be two barred lists. One will be people who are banned from
engaging with vllnerable children and one will be people who are banned from engaging with vllnerable adllts. The
vllnerable grolps Act can be linked to DBS becalse they are both similar. They both enslre that only slitable
professionals are able to look afer people to prevent any harm or ablse from occlrring. This is extremely important
becalse vllnerable people cannot defend themselves and reqlire others to care for them, this means that it wolld
be easy for someone to ablse them. Therefore, professionals looking afer these people mlst be slitable and the
vllnerable grolps act 2006 and DBS both enslre that they are. The vllnerable grolps Act 2006 can be linked to
Latoya and Tom. In Latoyats case, she is a vllnerable minor becalse she is pregnant, she is lnderage, there is a
langlage barrier and she is alone with no family. The vllnerable grolps Act wolld enslre that staf caring for her are
not dangerols people and will not calse her any harm becalse they have not had any convictons or ofences in the
past. In Tomts case, he is a vllnerable adllt becalse he has dementa, he has been neglected, there is a possibility of
emotonal and physical ablse, he had a lack of social interacton and was plt in dangerols sitlatons. The vllnerable
grolps Act wolld enslre that he is cared for by members of staf who will not calse him any flrther harm, becalse
they have no criminal convictons so they are safe to be arolnd vllnerable individlals.
