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Equality and Fairness

Equality and Diversity
 

Welcome to our Equality, Diversity and Human Rights section. The section contains our strategic approach to equality, published information and reports on equality, details of our Pacesetters project, and general information about our Equality and Diversity.

 

Equality - so what does it mean?
 

Equality does not mean treating everyone the same, as some people are disadvantaged to begin with. For patients, ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to access services may mean different things to different patients – for instance ensuring that waiting room seats are the right height (not too low) so that everyone can sit on them without difficulty. For staff we, as an employer, provide a flexible and supportive environment for staff to work in and provide opportunities to develop professionally.

 

Diversity - What does it mean?
 

Diversity is about recognising and valuing differences. We are not all the same. Does this mean that we all have different strengths that can be utilised for different things? Certainly. We may come from different backgrounds, speak different languages with different accents or we may not be able to speak at all or see. The differences between us equip and allow us to bring different qualities to the workplace and to be able to bring different options and choices to patients about how they can access the healthcare they need.

 

Human Rights
 

Human rights are rights and freedoms that belong to all individuals regardless of their nationality and citizenship. The Human Rights Act (1998) came into force in October 2000 in the UK. There are 16 basic rights in the Human Rights Act, all taken from the European Convention on Human Rights. They don’t only affect matters of life and death, they also affect people’s rights in everyday life: what they can say and do, their beliefs, their right to a fair trial and many other similar basic entitlements.

If you have any queries regarding equality, diversity and human rights within NHS Doncaster please review the sub-sections to the left or contact:

Sarah Atkins Whatley
Assistant Director of Governance & Equality
Telephone: 01302 566034
Email: sarah.atkinswhatley@doncasterpct.nhs.uk

 

Curtis Henry
Equality & Diversity Officer
Telephone: 01302 566080
Email: curtis.henry@doncasterpct.nhs.uk