New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner



New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner

Introduction

Since 1978, the adoption of the Act to secure the rights of disabled, the Government of New Zealand has a fundamental orientation towards the social integration of people disabilities. The Office of Disability New Zealand, agency created by this law, has a broad mandate to ensure coordination services provided to disabled people, promote their interests and foster their academic, professional and social. Disabled people are very concerned by the Bill of 38, Act the Commissioner of Health and Welfare.

They use the network of Health and Social Services in regard to diagnosis, treatment related to their disabilities, to adaptation interventions and rehabilitation related their disabilities, services socio-residential and support measures their social integration. This population group is particularly confronted with issues of accessibility, equity and quality of services health network. Major ethical issues relating to selection of interventions also arise. The Agency broadly supports the bill creating the position of Commissioner for Health and Welfare which would assume a role mainly assessment of the health system and social services, an information role with the public and government on key issues in the health and social services and an advisory role (Durvasula, 2002).

The Board believes that the assessment roll that will vest in the Commissioner could contribute to future clarify and enhance the network's contribution to health and social integration social disability and, thereby, promote their social participation. The Board also proposes certain improvements to the proposed law, particularly regarding the annexation of the Commissioner, its role Advisory and availability of data inherent in the exercise of its function The Board held also to express certain expectations of the role of Commissioner against persons with disabilities. This thesis therefore presents the comments of the Office. He reported in a First a few important elements to consider with regard to according to Commissioner of Health and Welfare. The second part makes highlight some elements of situation concerning the development by the network Health and Social Services for people disabilities. The final part of the brief addresses the role of the Office regarding the evaluation of the social integration of disabled and the contribution it can offer to the Commissioner in this area.

Steps taken by Health and Disability Commissioner Act

The following are the steps that this Act has taken for protecting the rights of the disabled people:

A statutory framework got created for assessing capacity.

It has created a list that is non-exhaustive, and that helps in determining the best for the incapable person.

It has introduced legal framework for people who got involved in the assistance of the disabled people.

It has provided with a number of ways for influencing the people who are disabled, so that their facilitators have a wide choice of convincing them appropriately.

It provides guidelines to those people who are the guardians of such people. These people have to follow the rules and regulations of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

It proves as an obligation to the people who are the consultants ...