There are many examples where human rights have been considered in health and social care. The Dementia Strategy is one example, and there are other examples of good practice across many services. This approach aims to put individuals at the centre of all decision making, to make sure the care and support they need at every stage is indeed integrated. The move towards self-directed social care support is an intended example of such person-centred empowerment.
However, there are also many
By Alan Robertson, reprinted here with kind permission of Holyrood Magazine
It's evident that Professor Alan Miller, chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), regards Westminster with disdain. Indeed, the word 'toxic' more frequently than not accompanies the very mention of the institution as he mulls over his six-year tenure, one that will come to an end in two weeks' time. "It is relatively isolated in Europe in its attitude towards human rights," he says.
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