The benefits of maintaining rights

• It is important to maintain and support individuals' rights to:

  • raise self-esteem and make them feel valued
  • empower them and give them control over their lives
  • ensure that their individual needs are met
  • feel safe
  • provide equality of access to services and treatments
  • build confidence and trust in care services
• It is easier to remember them using SENSET:

  S = self-esteem

  E = empowerment

  N = needs

  S = safe

  E = equality

  T = trust