... service providers beliefs may affect how they treat their patient, but can have different degrees of affect depending on the individual. For instance, if the service provider believes that people who are not well educated or particularly eloquent are less then themselves in any way then they are already, subconsciously, discriminating against this service user Again, someone religious beliefs and values can also have affects on how anti-discriminatory practises are implemented. For instance, if a service provider is a very strong and practising Christian, events such as 09/11 or 07/07 terrorist attacks may cause them to have certain stereotypes and beliefs about Muslim. This Christian service providers beliefs could greatly influence the care they administer to any Muslim service user. There are two steps to changing ones own beliefs and prejudices. The first is for the health and social care worker to think about their attitudes and accept that some may be ...

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