Equality and Diversity - Legislation

Which legislation relates to the concept of continuity of care (individuals continuing to receive the same support when moving to another location)?

• The Care Act

• The Health and Social Care Act

• The Children Act

• The Mental Capacity Act

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Health and Social Care Act?

• No decision about me without me

• Introducing CCGs to decide on funding for care services

• Individuals should be able to make unwise decisions

• Local Authority responsible for public health

Which law established the paramountcy principle?

• The Equality Act

• The Children Act

• The Care Act

• The Human Rights Act

The Equality Act states that Education and Health Care plans should be used to assess children's needs up to the age of 25

• True

• False

Local authorities have a responsibility for adult safeguarding. This is a feature of:

• The Care Act

• The Human Rights Act

• The Health and Social Care Act

• The Mental Capacity Act

The Children and Families Act states that parents who are adopting a child can take time off work to go to adoption meetings

• True

• False

Which national initiative involves a set of 15 standards that care workers must meet before they can work unsupervised with service users?

• The CQC

• Ofsted

• EHRC

• The Care Certificate

The ________ is a national initiative that inspects care homes and hospitals and produces reports on the care provided

Which of the following is a role of NICE (the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence)?

• Assessing new treatments to decide if they are cost-effective

• Providing information and advice about discrimination

• Giving recommendations for how schools and childcare settings can be improved

• Can issue warnings and fines if care settings are not meeting standards of care

Quality assurance organisations such as Ofsted, the CQC and the EHRC provide training for staff working in care settings

• True

• False