Human rights which may be life. Are appropriate steps in place to ensure this does not happen? engaged: Article 8: Right to respect for private and e.g. is the person able to make or family life – FREDA principles: get a drink or food when they want? Does the person have access to money? Are they able You may also wish to consider the FREDA to spend their money on whatever they principles: Fairness, Respect, Equality, decide? Dignity, and Autonomy. Article 3: Right to be free from inhuman or Is the person being treated with equality and degrading treatment is the self-neglect – dignity regardless of their presentation? Is the severe enough to place the person at risk of person given respect and privacy (by both harming themselves, or of being in a state staff and other service users) whilst which is seriously degrading? Are appropriate undertaking personal care? If the person steps in place to ensure this does not happen? refuses to do personal care, is this right respected? Is the person encouraged to eat if Article 2: to life If self-neglect becomes – they refuse food? extreme; this could potentially lead to loss of
Human rights which may be engaged: Article 8: Right to respect for private and family life – e.g. is the person able to make or get a drink or food when they want? Does the person have access to money? Are they able to spend their money on whatever they decide? Article 3: Right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment – is the self-neglect severe enough to place the person at risk of harming themselves, or of being in a state which is seriously degrading? Are appropriate steps in place to ensure this does not happen? Article 2: to life – If self-neglect becomes extreme; this could potentially lead to loss of life. Are appropriate steps in place to ensure this does not happen? FREDA principles: You may also wish to consider the FREDA principles: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity, and Autonomy. Is the person being treated with equality and dignity regardless of their presentation? Is the person given respect and privacy (by both staff and other service users) whilst undertaking personal care? If the person refuses to do personal care, is this right respected? Is the person encouraged to eat if they refuse food?
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