About Us
Our Aims
The Human Rights Act came into effect in October 2000 in the UK and all public authorities, including NHS organisations, have a positive obligation to respect and promote peoples’ human rights.
The Human Rights Act is underpinned by the core values of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity and Autonomy for all. These values are at the heart of high quality health and social care and for the past five years, the Department of Health, British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and four NHS Trusts have been working together to develop examples of how a human rights based approach can be put into practice in healthcare.
The Department of Health has asked Mersey Care NHS Trust to lead the next phase of the Human Rights in Healthcare Programme and our aims are to make human rights in healthcare real by:
- Establishing and maintaining a network of statutory and independent sector organisations who are interested in, or preferably passionate about, a human rights based approach to health and social care.
- Finding and sharing great examples of how a human rights based approach to health and social care has been put into practice.
- Arranging network events where people can come together and share best practice in human rights in health and social care.
- In partnership with BIHR, supporting a small number of Trusts, to develop a range of new, practical tools which enable a human rights based approach to different aspects of healthcare.
- Working with key stakeholders to try and develop a more strategic approach to human rights in healthcare.
Who runs it?
Lindsey Dyer, Director, Service Users and Carers at Mersey Care NHS Trust is leading this next phase of the Human Rights in Healthcare Programme.
For further information, please contact us.
Who funds it?
Mersey Care NHS Trust has received start up funding for this next phase of the Human Rights in Healthcare Programme from the Department of Health.