Many aspects of the Human Rights Act 1998 are enshrined into legislation that governs health and social care in the UK, including the Care Act 2014. The NHS Constitution also provides that patients have the right to free services, the right to receive appropriate treatment that meets your needs and the right not to be unlawfully discriminated against on grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity or civil partnership status.

Here at P.A. Duffy and Co, we have specialised solicitors in Belfast who are committed to ensuring our clients receive appropriate care and will bring a claim on your behalf if social services have failed to carry out an appropriate assessment or have failed to discharge their duties following an assessment.