Standards, Guidance and Publications

• National Care Standards (Scottish Government) - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/care/17652/National-Care-Standards-1-1

• Scottish Social Services Council Codes of Practice - http://www.sssc.uk.com/sssc/homepage/codes-of-practice.html

• Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers in Scotland - http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/content/resources/documents/FINALCharterofRights.pdf

• Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care Publication: Guidance for Care Service Providers - http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6696&Itemid=166

• Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care Publication: Involving People - http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7083&Itemid=152

• Scottish Human Rights Commission Publication: Human Rights in a Healthcare Setting: Making it Work for Everyone - http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/research/ourpublications/article/healthcareresearch

• Scottish Government Publication: Right first time: A practical guide for public authorities in Scotland to decision-making and the law - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/23134246/0

• Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) Publication: Rights, Risks and Limits to Freedom - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/web/FILES/Publications/Rights_Risks_web.pdf

• MWC Publication: Covert Medication - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/web/FILES/Publications/covertmedication.pdf

• MWC Publication: Consent to Treatment - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/web/FILES/Publications/Consent_to_Treatment.pdf

• MWC Publication: Nutrition by Artificial Means - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/web/FILES/Publications/Nutrition_by_Artificial_Means.pdf

• MWC Publication: Hospital Treatment for a Physical Illness in the Absence of Consent - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/web/FILES/Publications/Physicalhealthcareandconsent.doc

• MWC Publication: The Use of Seclusion - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=923&sID=742

• MWC Publication: Safe to Wander? - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1371&sID=742

• MWC Publication: Autonomy, Benefit and Protection - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1433&sID=742

• MWC Publication: Care of Older People with Mental Health Problems - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=249&sID=742

• MWC Publication: Suspension of Detention - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1293&sID=742

• General Medical Council (GMC) Guidelines: Treatment and Care towards the End of Life - http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/6858.asp

• GMC Guidelines: Consent: Patients and Doctors Making Decisions Together - http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/consent_guidance_index.asp

• British Institute for Human Rights (BIHR) Publication: A Guide for Older People - http://www.bihr.org.uk/documents/guides/a-guide-for-older-people

• BIHR Publication: The Human Rights Act – Changing Lives - http://www.bihr.org.uk/policy/the-human-rights-act-%E2%80%93-changing-lives

• DCA/Ministry of Justice Publication: Making Sense of Human Rights – A Short Introduction - http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/human-rights-making-sense-human-rights.pdf

• Ministry of Justice Publication: Human Rights, Human Lives – A Handbook for Public Authorities - http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/human-rights-handbook-for-public-authorities.pdf

• Department of Health Publication: Human Rights Training Materials - http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_115174

• Equality and Human Rights Commission Guidance: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities- What does it mean for you? - http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/publications/uncrpdguide.pdf

• Equality Human Rights Commission Publication: The Public Sector Equality Duties and Financial Decisions - http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/PSD/psdandfinancialdecisions.pdf

• Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance Publication: Elder Abuse Advocacy Guidelines - http://www.siaa.org.uk/content/view/125/92/

• Social Care Institute for Excellence - With Respect: Dignity in Homecare & Residential Care - http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/Topics/Type/resource/?cid=6612

• Workforce Initiative - Tell Someone Training Program - http://www.workforceinitiative.co.uk/tellsomeone/

• Royal College of Nurses - Dignity Campaign - http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/campaigns/dignity