Equality Data Analysis Report
&
The NHS Equality Delivery
System
Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion
Our aim is to bring equality and diversity to the heart of
the organisation; through our patients, volunteers, staff, public
members, governors and local interest groups. Equality and
diversity is built into everything that we do from our policies,
practices and strategies, to public engagement and consultation
events where we ask our local communities how we can improve our
services and practices.
Diversity in employment produces a workforce
sensitive to the different needs of the community that we serve.
Diversity in delivering our services recognises that the highest
quality of care – and equity of access – is built upon an
understanding of differing needs. We have therefore developed a
vision for ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in both
employment and service delivery.
The Trust has collected equality data
and information, which will help us to identify any key equality
issues:
- Understanding the impact of
our policies, practices and decisions on people with different
protected characteristics, and thereby plan them more
effective
- Assess and eliminate any
discrimination both in employment and service
delivery
- Identify the key equality
issues for our organization
- Benchmark our workforce
profile against other Ambulance Services nationally
Equality Delivery System
(EDS):
The Trust fully endorses the Equality Delivery
System (EDS), which is an NHS Equality and Diversity framework to
support Trusts to deliver better health outcomes. By using the EDS
framework, we have been able to identify and consider further steps
which will meet the needs of our staff and service users who share
the relevant protected characteristic groups.
Through the Equality Data Analysis report
published 31st January 2012 and the collation of the EDS
data, the Trust has identified further actions that are needed to
eliminate discrimination and harassment, advance equality of
opportunity and foster good relations. The analysis will also help
to improve the way we make informed decisions about our policies
and practices, and will be based on evidence and the impact of our
activities on equality.
We will take
effective action to achieve our ambitions in becoming an exemplar
organisation in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
To access the report please click the link
below:
Equality Data
Analysis Report 2012 (In compliance with the Public
Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010))