title: Human rights and district nursing practice.
abstract: The main provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights were incorporated into UK law in the Human Rights Act 1998. Human Rights were described by Lord Hoffman in 'Matthews v Ministry of Defence' [2003] as the rights essential to the life and dignity of the individual in a democratic society. The fundamental nature of the rights demand that district nurses must inform their practice with a clear understanding of the main provisions of the Act and how they apply to health care.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Philosophy, Law and Healthcare, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, Wales, UK. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom