Human Rights in Healthcare Programme Started 2005 Funded by the Department of Health Led by Mersey Care NHS Trust (From January 2011)
Why ? NHS organisations as public authorities must protect and promote human rights. A HRBA can Improve Patient Experience. Protect vulnerable people. Empower patients. Empower staff. (Ipsos Mori 2010)
Who and What? A Betsi Cadwalladr University Health Board A HRBA to Nutrition and Hydration B Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus A HRBA to Health and Well – Being Strategy C City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust A HRBA To Care of Elderly People HRSJ Guide to Evaluating Human Rights Interventions in Healthcare D Mersey Care NHS Trust A Human Rights Board game and video – Learning Disabilities A HRBA to Quality of Life on In- patient Ward for people with Dementia
Lindsey Dyer Programme Lead Human Rights in Healthcare Programme Tel E mail: