P1 – Explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to Health and Social Care.
Equality – Within the Health and Social Care sector, the concepts of equality, diversity and rights are central to achieving the most effective level of care, benefitting both the initial service user, and health-care workers who work throughout all sectors of the caring system for example: residential care; nursing care; domiciliary care and day care. An essentiality within Health and Social Care, specifically for those who work in the sector, is that they recognise the importance of treating everyone as an individual and treating them equally, without discrimination against the individuals gender; race; beliefs; age; disability; ethnicity;