Factors that Influence Equality in Health and Social Care
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Factors that influence equality in health and social care
This report is looking at how social, cultural and political factors that affects the equality of opportunity and how discriminatory may happen in a health care setting. I have chosen the Rushey Green Medical centre to see how this may occur in that type of environment. These factors have great influence on equality of opportunity because they all play a part in how each individual are seeing and treated. They ensure that everyone is seen as individuals and get the same opportunities that are tailored to their individual needs, their religious and cultural beliefs.
Social factors
Social factors are somewhat socio-economical the social class, age, sexuality and gender. At Rushey green medical centre they promoting of equality is important as they have patients who are of different age, gender, social class and sexuality, they enforce these by creating a charter that outline what their code of practice are, what is expected of them and what is expected of the service users.
Discrimination may occur if staff members are not educated about different groups and their beliefs or an individual needs. For example giving training different practices and beliefs which will includes stereotyping or assuming any preconception of people who are different reassuring these will help to reduce or prevent discrimination, also if service user do not comply with the centre charter. Discriminatory practices may occur when if the centre does not have medical staff from different group who can understand the difference in beliefs and practices such as someone who understand the beliefs of Sikhs or Muslim.
Cultural
The factors that are cultural are the practices and way of life for various ethnic groups in the community. The Rushey green medical centre have staff members from multicultural background who would be able to relate, understand and help to provide a service that service user would not feel discriminated
Factors that influence equality in health and social care
This report is looking at how social, cultural and political factors that affects the equality of opportunity and how discriminatory may happen in a health care setting. I have chosen the Rushey Green Medical centre to see how this may occur in that type of environment. These factors have great influence on equality of opportunity because they all play a part in how each individual are seeing and treated. They ensure that everyone is seen as individuals and get the same opportunities that are tailored to their individual needs, their religious and cultural beliefs.
Social factors
Social factors are somewhat socio-economical the social class, age, sexuality and gender. At Rushey green medical centre they promoting of equality is important as they have patients who are of different age, gender, social class and sexuality, they enforce these by creating a charter that outline what their code of practice are, what is expected of them and what is expected of the service users.
Discrimination may occur if staff members are not educated about different groups and their beliefs or an individual needs. For example giving training different practices and beliefs which will includes stereotyping or assuming any preconception of people who are different reassuring these will help to reduce or prevent discrimination, also if service user do not comply with the centre charter. Discriminatory practices may occur when if the centre does not have medical staff from different group who can understand the difference in beliefs and practices such as someone who understand the beliefs of Sikhs or Muslim.
Cultural
The factors that are cultural are the practices and way of life for various ethnic groups in the community. The Rushey green medical centre have staff members from multicultural background who would be able to relate, understand and help to provide a service that service user would not feel discriminated