Health Information and Quality Authority. (2013). National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities. Dublin: Health Information and Quality Authority. • Analise “the rights and diversity of each person with disability are respected and promoted” as stated in the National standards above ( see attachment for standard or 1 below) • Introduction: Covers the historical background (“HIQA front line standard” and “Inspector is here” see the attachment) and purpose of the standard and explains its relevance and significance. And why Health Act 2007 was established in Ireland. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2006/67/ Tip: Introduction (please correct as necessary) Decades before 2007 in Ireland, there has been numerous examples of bad practices in healthcare sectors, most especially in nursing homes and residential services for people with intellectual disabilities. But in 2005, a prime time investigative documentary exposed such practices at Leas Cross Nursing Home (see you tube link) and which in turn caused public outcry (Murphy 2013). The government reacted by enacting the healthcare act 2007 to make provision for the establishment of Health information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to be established and be headed by chief inspector of social services and, to provide for the dissolution of some health bodies, to transfer the employees of the dissolved bodies into HIQA (Health act 2007). The act also made provision for health act 2013, provided for a programme of registration and inspection of residential services for persons with disabilities, children in need of care and protection and older persons, It also established that HIQA will be the single body to set the standards of healthcare practices in residential services, enforcement of standards and monitor the compliance with standards and regulations, promotes transparency and quality, keep people informed, make informed judgement, protect the vulnerable and be objective and fair in order to improve the health and social care services for people in residential services in Ireland to promote safer and better care (HIQA 2019). • The remaining content will be dictated by the chosen standard (The rights and diversity of each person are respected and protected) and your focus of interest. https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standard/national-standards-residential-services-children-and-adults • Discuss the standard’s (The rights and diversity of each person are respected and protected) as relevance and significance for professional practice or management e.g. clinical, educational or management resources etc. using journals and studies with references (Europe only). • Use evidence to support your analysis. (see attach journals and links). • Minimum of 30 references (European and UN sources) • The Harvard system of referencing must be used. Other information to take into consideration on standard Title: The rights and diversity of each person are respected and promoted. (Persons with intellectual or learning disabilities in residential services). 1.When ratified, the rights of people with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and in Irish law are promoted and protected. Each Person is: • Informed of their rights • Supported in understanding their rights • Facilitated in exercising their rights • Facilitated to participate in the political process by voting and by seeking • Public office if they so wish • Supported to take responsibility for their own financial affairs • Supported in making a will, where they wish to do so. 2. People are treated with dignity and respect; their equality is promoted and the residential service respects their age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family status, civil status, race, religious beliefs and membership of an ethnic group or Traveller community. 3. People have access to their own home using a key or other accessible means. They are supported to safely leave and enter their home at their own discretion, having due regard to the need to let staff know of their whereabouts. 4. The door to each person’s bedroom has a lock they can use, on the Understanding that staff are able to open the door in an emergency. 5. Each person receives the support they may require to uphold their right to recognition before the law and to exercise their legal capacity. 6. People are facilitated in accessing advocacy services and are well informed, supported and receive information about their rights. 7. People are given appropriate assistance to engage in legal proceedings, and are encouraged to access legal advice and representation in any forum where their rights are being determined, in litigation, or when any criminal charge is made against them. 8. Right to be informed 9. Right to choice and autonomy of daily activities. 10. Right to resource sharing 11. Right to refuse medication (Nurses and midwifery board of Ireland regulation). 12. Right to be informed. 13. Right to appropriate means of communication and be informed with mode of communication that is appropriate. E.g Lámh (a manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland), PECS, ipad and other technologies. 14. Right to consent to treatment. 15. Equity Right. 16. Ireland is yet to ratify the UN convention on rights with people with intellectual disabilities due to which influence? See link: http://nda.ie/Disability-overview/Legislation/UN-Convention-on-the-Rights-of-Persons-with-Disabilities.html Useful links. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx#5 https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/disability/pages/disabilityindex.aspx https://www.mhcirl.ie/publications/annual_reports/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuCNXUzV2uM