In order to appreciate how your practice area welcomes and assesses patients and their care needs, and protects their rights and dignity, think about how your current placement area admits patients. •...

In order to appreciate how your practice area welcomes and assesses patients and their care needs, and protects their rights and dignity, think about how your current placement area admits patients.

• Do staff introduce themselves?

• Do they explain their roles?

• Are they welcoming?

• Is a full and holistic process of assessment undertaken?

• Are patients treated as individuals?

• Are patients expected to wear hospital clothes or can they keep their own?

• How can patients complain about their services?

• How are visiting times managed?

• How are patients’ privacy and dignity maintained?