Equality Strategy 2013-2017
Equality Objective &
Outcomes:
1)
Actions to be undertaken

Objective:
Promote positive relations
between people who share
a protected characteristic
and people who do not.
Utilise training, communication
and engagement approaches
to promote the Trust’s
corporate values and
commitment to inclusion,
dignity, respect and human
rights
Trust values and its commitment to equality,
human rights and dignity are communicated
via:
Educate workforce as to
benefit and detriment of
promoting the Trust Values
and its responsibility as a
statutory public authority
Staff awareness of accountability and the
equality duty is understood with reduced
potential for litigation or disciplinary
occurrences
Outcome:
To demonstrate
commitment to the general
duty of the public sector
equality duty of the Equality
Act (2010).

Outcome indicators:
BRAG
status
Corporate Induction
Online learning modules
Briefings
Communiques
Staff Engagement & Wellbeing
Carers Strategy
Promotional events
Community engagement programme
.
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Equality Objective &
Outcomes:
2)
Objective:
Develop data collection and
equality profile reports for
staff to cover all protected
characteristics and publicise
findings
Outcome:
To publish transparently the
equality profile of our
workforce and how we
manage employment issues
in a non-discriminatory
manner.
Actions to be undertaken

Encourage staff to update
personal details on ESR
equality monitoring fields via
promotional and engagement
events

Educate workforce as to
benefit and detriment of
undertaking equality
monitoring

Formulate and publish a
workforce equality analysis
report for year 2013, including
workforce dynamics and
formal procedures
Outcome indicators:
BRAG
status
Increased ‘known’ status is evidenced across
the protected characteristic fields. Data sets
can inform subsequent workforce equality
analysis
Staff awareness of equality monitoring of
employees is raised and staff are provided with
reassurance regarding confidentiality and data
protection safeguards
Formulation and subsequent publication of the
annual workforce equality analysis report, to
fulfil public sector specific duty, under the
general duty of the Equality Act 2010
.
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Equality Objective &
Outcomes:
3)
Objective:
In conjunction with the local
community organisations
that support people across
the protected
characteristics, undertake
engagement and
involvement activities, to
facilitate stakeholder
inclusion in the review,
monitoring and planning of
services, functions and
policies
Outcome:
To enable the Trust to
engage with members of
the community in order to
consult on equality and
diversity transparently and
effectively.
Actions to be undertaken
Outcome indicators:

Liaise with Local community groups,
FT Governors, Health Watch and
employees representing the
protected characteristics and
establish partnership working to cofacilitate engagement and inclusion
options

Ensure external and internal
stakeholders are involved in all
phases leading to the assessment of
equality performance under the
Equality Delivery System (EDS)
2013-2014 grading.

Recruit internal and external
stakeholders to participate in Patient
Experience, Equality and Diversity
and wellbeing functions, work
streams and events.
Increased membership is observed in
both internal and external membership
of equality groups and related work
streams

Involve stakeholders in awarenessraising, patient stories and staff
training programmes
EDSC and DEG demonstrate
participation and advise quality,
governance and patient experience
functions.
BRAG
status
A number of engagement activities are
negotiated to establish joint working
arrangements and aims.
Health Watch and local 3rd sector
organisations participate in preparatory
and grading phases of the EDS and
apportion rating on equality performance
for 2013-2014
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Equality Objective &
Outcomes:
Actions to be undertaken
Outcome indicators:
4)

Objective:
Progress the equality
governance framework to
provide assurance
mechanisms for
demonstrating equality duty
adherence and embedding
equality and human rights
within mainstream
functions.
Support and develop internal
committees and review membership
whilst increasing membership across
the protected groups of both internal
and external stakeholders.
Increased membership is observed in
both internal and external membership
of equality groups and related work
streams

Ensure decisions, reports and
recommendations from equality
committees and sub groups fall in
line with predetermined reporting
mechanisms to the Board of
Directors and other key committees.
All equality and PSED specific duties
are adhered to with the Board, EDSC
and Senior leads receiving briefings,
reports and assurances within relevant
time frames.

Ensure the Board, Governors and
senior leads are supported and
updated with statutory obligations
and requirements with regard to
equality and human rights.
Bespoke briefings and training are
delivered to support the work of the
Board, Governors and senior leads
across all divisions and functions of the
Trust.

Form a new disability equality sub
group to support the equality
programme of the Equality &
Diversity Sub-Committee and to
advise on employment and Patient
accessibility domains.
The DEG is formed and sets out all
relevant terms of reference and
establishes a representative corpus
from local disability groups, internal
stakeholders and key Trust personnel.
Outcome:
To enable the Trust to
demonstrate how it is
endeavouring to pay due
regard to the single equality
duty and the mechanisms it
has in place to provide
effective equality
governance in services,
workforce and functions.
BRAG
status
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Equality Objective &
Outcomes:
Actions to be undertaken
Outcome indicators:
5)

Objective:
Services, information and
resources can be accessed
by all Patients and this is in
evidence, across all the
protected characteristics
Work with departments and divisions
to improve data collection of patients
across the range of the protected
groups.
Quality of data capture in equality
monitoring leads to increased accuracy
and staff awareness.

Provide bespoke equality analysis
reports to Patient Experience and
Equality and Diversity SubCommittee (EDSC), identifying
accessibility trends disaggregated
across the protected characteristics.
Reports are formulated and delivered to
periodic EDSC meetings with
recommendations and analysis with
regard to protected groups.

Monitor all arrangements for
interpretation and translation,
involving patient experience and
assessment of these services

Work within Patient experience frame Patient story demonstrates examples of
work to integrate the diverse Patient’s patient experience from protected
story within relevant learning and
groups.
best practice arenas.
Outcome:
To enable the Trust to
demonstrate that it provides
accessible services,
information and resources
to support the people who
use its services.
BRAG
status
An annual review of interpretation and
translation is undertaken to advise the
EDSC on the quality of provider support.
Quarterly Interpretation and translation
expenditure is presented to the EDSC.
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