Today we held a breakfast seminar on Using Human Rights in Public Services and Advocacy. The purpose of the event was to share the learning from our recent Independent Evaluation of Embedding a Human Rights Approach. In attendance were health and care professionals, non-governmental organisations, government bodies, trusts and foundations. The event was held in Bishops Square, London. It’s safe to say that when you work in the third sector being able to offer guests incredible views of London and fresh pastries is not too common an occurrence and we’re grateful to Allen and Overy for kindly hosting and providing that sense of occasion. What do the report findings tell us? The morning began with our Director Sanchita Hosali offering an overview of the report findings, drawing on independent evaluation, by Sarah Cooke, of three national projects to support advocates and people using services, and service providers, in health and care to use human rights in their day to day...

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