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The Mental Health Act Code of Practice
Know your rights
An easy read fact sheet
Everyone is equal This fact sheet is about people being equal and your rights.
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Everyone is equal
Key facts
Á The Equality Act is a law.
Á The Equality Act says all people should be treated fairly.
Á The Equality Act says if you have a disability they might have to change things for you.
Á You can ask staff at the hospital how they make sure they follow the Equality Act.
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You cannot discriminate against a person for the following reasons:
) Disability, including many people with mental health conditions
) Age
) Race
) Whether a person is lesbian, gay or bisexual
) Gender
) When a person has changed their sex, religion or belief. This includes people who don’t have a religion or belief
) Women having a baby or women just after they have had a baby.
If you are Detained you still have rights under the Equality Act.
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If I am detained what are my rights under the Equality Act?
) Staff should get to know you and understand how best to support you.
) They might need to change how they do things to help you with your disability. These are called ‘Reasonable Adjustments.’
Here are some examples of Reasonable Adjustments:
) Jane is deaf and uses sign language to communicate. Staff need to provide an interpreter or look at having a staff member who also knows sign language.
) Dean uses a wheelchair to get around. The hospital will need to make sure that the building has lots of space and flat surfaces.
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You may have other things you want to talk about.
Some of these could be:
) The kind of food you need
) Have the right staff available for you
) Staff knowing your language and your religious festivals.
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Other questions to ask staff
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice says that hospitals must have a human rights and equality policy.
The hospital human rights and equality policy must say how the hospital will do what the law says. It’s a good idea to ask staff how they will do this.
Here are some questions you might want to ask:
) How will you get to know me?
) How will you give me information in a way that I can understand?
) How will you help me have my rights under the Equality Act?
The easy read Equality Act
Here is a link to the Equality Act in Easy Read.
www.bit.ly/easy-read-equality-act
This is a really useful booklet to help you understand your rights.
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The Mental Health Act Code of PracticeKnow your rights
Where in the code?
This easy read fact sheet comes from:
) DH Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice Chapter 3 ‘Equality and human rights’ pages 17–20
Download the code: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396918/Code_of_Practice.pdf
Download the easy read fact sheets: www.nhs.uk/easy-mentalhealthact
Download the easy read glossary: www.nhs.uk/glossary
More information:
Equality Act 2010 Easy Read Version www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85012/easy-read.pdf