Brothers of Charity Services in Merseyside Supports Dignity Action Day

Most of us at some point in our lives will be in contact with care services, be that in our work, as a service user, carer, relative or friend and when we do we hope we will be treated with Dignity and respect. Over 2 million health and social care staff in the UK work around the clock to provide support and care for those in need. Over 40,000 of those staff have joined forces to provide a more dignified service in their place of work.
As part of their Health and Wellbeing programme, the Brothers of Charity Services in Merseyside is helping to make sure that dignity is a reality for all. Over and above the care that The Brothers of Charity Services provides on a daily basis they are running an event as part of a national day of action to promote Dignity in Care.
The Brothers of Charity Services in Merseyside will be holding a Tea Morning and Bingo; this will involve the Resource Centre and Imageink. The Tea Morning and Bingo will promote the dignity of those in the care of The Brothers of Charity Services by highlighting the ‘Dignity Do’s’ and their visions and values to encourage discussions around dignity in care.
Dignity Action Day is a national initiative led by the Dignity in Care Campaign and it’s key partners to bring staff and members of the public together to make a difference to those in care.
In the words of Joan Bakewell who supports the campaign “Dignity Action Day highlights a more respectful way of behaving towards vulnerable people. The very old and the very young clearly need our respect, but it wouldn’t do any harm to spread the dignity message across the population then we can all benefit.”
Dignity Action day gives everyone the opportunity to contribute to upholding people’s rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people receiving care. Dignity Action Day aims to ensure people in care are treated as individuals, are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily activities and are provided with stimulating activities.
Anybody can support dignity action day to find out more log onto www.dignityincare.org.uk where resource packs full of ideas and useful information for staff and members of the public to support Dignity Action Day can be found.