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Equality and Diversity

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As a commissioner of health services and as an employer, NHS South Gloucestershire is committed to eliminating discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people. We aim to commission services in a way that respects the needs of each individual and does not exclude anyone.

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Draft Equality Objectives 2012-13 - NHS South Gloucestershire has produced a draft of our equality objectives and is currently working with our key stakeholders to refine these.

Equality Impact Assessments Intergrated Plan 2012-13


Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 was enacted on the 8th April 2010 bringing together all the separate pieces of anti-discrimination legislation and further strengthens the law. The Act covers the following protected "characteristics": age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex and sexual orientation. The main provisions of the Act came into effect in October 2010; the new Public Sector Equality Duty came into force on the 5th April 2011 and the ban on age discrimination in the provision of goods, services and public functions is scheduled to come into effect in April 2012.

Meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty: Publication of Equality Information
We are required to publish Equality Information to demonsstrate our compliance with the general duty set out in the Equality Act 2010.  To find out more, please click on this link: Equality Information

On this page, you will also find information which describes in more detail our intentions and progress towards  turning our commitment to equality into reality:

Single Equality Scheme
NHS South Gloucestershire has produced a Single Equality Scheme and Action Plan which takes into account all the protected characteristics set out in the 2010 Act.   The scheme and action plan were put together by members of the Equalities Action Committee and included feedback from equality groups who were invited to help develop the scheme and action plan.  The scheme runs from April 2011 to March 2012.

NHS South Gloucestershire Single Equality Scheme 2011 to 2012

Policies and Reports

Workforce
NHS South Gloucestershire welcomes job applications from all parts of the community and has been awarded the “two ticks” disability symbol showing our commitment to employing disabled people.

As at 13th January 2012 there were 117 [103 full time equivalent] members of staff employed at NHS South Gloucestershire.   All staff currently receive mandatory equality and diversity training which covers the requiremenst of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act.

Relevant workforce policies include:  

Equality Impact Assessments
NHS South Gloucestershire conducts Equality Impact Assessments [EIAs] on all policies, strategies and service developments in order to ensure that these do not discriminate against protected groups and to identify opportunities to promote equality. 

Equality Impact Assessments - Intergrated Plan 2012-13

Examples of Equality Impact Assessments [EIA] from April 2010:
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Operating Plan 2011-2012

Head and Neck Cancer


Consultation and Engagement with Patients and the Public
For information on our consultations and engagements with patients and the public please refer to the Have your Say section of our website or documents below:

If you wish further information on equality work in NHS South Gloucestershire or wish to get involved in our equalities work please contact either:

Nigel Roderick, on 0117 330 4414 or e-mail him at nigel.roderick@sglos-pct.nhs.uk or;
Louise Winn, on 0117 330 0225 or e-mail her at louise.winn@sglos-pct.nhs.uk

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