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infoWhy this? Understanding service users’ rights establishes that care must protect dignity, privacy, choice, equality, and individual needs. These rights underpin ethical health and social care practice and guide how professionals make decisions and interact with those they support.

scheduleWhy now? This topic begins the study of care principles because service users’ rights provide the foundation for all subsequent care practice. Understanding what care must protect enables us to recognise how person-centred values, communication, and professional responsibilities uphold those rights.