Service Equality TeamService Equality Team

July 2005July 2005

Action for Equality Action for Equality BriefingBriefing

Key QuestionsKey Questions

1.1. What is Action for Equality?What is Action for Equality?

2.2. What is the implementation What is the implementation

process?process?

3.3. What are divisional equality and What are divisional equality and

diversity action plans?diversity action plans?

1. What is Action for 1. What is Action for Equality?Equality?

An Equality and Diversity Framework which An Equality and Diversity Framework which sets out the Trust’ssets out the Trust’s

AimsAims

BeliefsBeliefs

Approach Approach

and Action to be takenand Action to be taken

in relation to equality and diversity issues.in relation to equality and diversity issues.

Action for Equality is…Action for Equality is…

A living document A living document

A reference guideA reference guide

A working draftA working draft

Action for Equality Action for Equality contains…contains…

Part A – IntroductionPart A – Introduction

Part B – The Equality and Diversity VisionPart B – The Equality and Diversity Vision

Part C – Putting the Vision into PracticePart C – Putting the Vision into Practice

Part D – Ensuring the Framework is ImplementedPart D – Ensuring the Framework is Implemented

Part E – Supporting InformationPart E – Supporting Information

The Action for Equality The Action for Equality VisionVision

Accessible services for allAccessible services for all

Policies and decisions support equalityPolicies and decisions support equality

Fair employment opportunitiesFair employment opportunities

No discrimination at workNo discrimination at work

Valuing the diversity of staff and service usersValuing the diversity of staff and service users

Challenging unlawful or unfair discrimination Challenging unlawful or unfair discrimination

and inequalityand inequality

AfE has 5 Strategic AfE has 5 Strategic AimsAims

1 – Service Provision 1 – Service Provision

2 – Employment2 – Employment

3 – Mainstreaming Equality and 3 – Mainstreaming Equality and

DiversityDiversity

4 – Working with Partners4 – Working with Partners

5 – Achieving Excellence5 – Achieving Excellence

AfE has 6 Priority AfE has 6 Priority AreasAreas

AgeAge DisabilityDisability Race and EthnicityRace and Ethnicity Religion and BeliefReligion and Belief Sex and GenderSex and Gender SexualitySexuality

2. What is the 2. What is the implementation implementation process?process?

Implementation is…Implementation is…

An annual processAn annual process Built on foundation documents e.g. Built on foundation documents e.g.

Race Equality SchemeRace Equality Scheme Driven through Divisional Equality and Driven through Divisional Equality and

Diversity Action Plans, and supported Diversity Action Plans, and supported by the Service Equality Teamby the Service Equality Team

Designed to further strategic aims and Designed to further strategic aims and meet our legal dutiesmeet our legal duties

Regularly reviewed, monitored and Regularly reviewed, monitored and evaluatedevaluated

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ACHIEVEMENT: Measurable outcomes to increase equalityof access, quality and outcomes for service users and staff

DEVELOPMENT:Identification of Core Priorities, Corporate and Divisional Action Planning Processes

IMPLEMENTATION: Implementation of Corporate Equality Action Planthroughout Clinical and Corporate Divisions

MONITORING:Ongoing

EVALUATION:Annual Report

STRATEGICREVIEW: 3-yearEvaluation

PROGRESSREPORTING:Quarterly

FOUNDATION: Action for Equality (Equality and Diversity Framework), guided and informed by legislative requirements, 5 strategic objectives and 6 priority target groups, Plus Race Equality Scheme, Trust Policies and Forthcoming Disability Equality Scheme.

Disability Equality Scheme

3-Year Equality and Diversity

Strategy

Race Equality Scheme

Trust Policies

Divisional actions…Divisional actions…

To produce and implement an annual To produce and implement an annual equality and diversity action planequality and diversity action plan

To contribute to the achievement of To contribute to the achievement of the Strategic Aims of Action for the Strategic Aims of Action for Equality, Trust targets and legal duties Equality, Trust targets and legal duties by implementing the planby implementing the plan

To monitor divisional progress against To monitor divisional progress against the plan and submit a mid-year review the plan and submit a mid-year review and a year-end reportand a year-end report

Divisional Equality and Diversity Divisional Equality and Diversity Action Plans include…Action Plans include…

Corporate Priorities based on the Corporate Priorities based on the strategic aims and legal dutiesstrategic aims and legal duties

Local Priorities based on Divisional Local Priorities based on Divisional focus, needs and best practicefocus, needs and best practice

Work across all 6 Equality Priority Work across all 6 Equality Priority AreasAreas

and are based on the Planning Guidance and are based on the Planning Guidance supplied by the Service Equality Teamsupplied by the Service Equality Team

How can I find out How can I find out more?more?

Divisional Equality and Diversity Action Divisional Equality and Diversity Action Plans are available on the intranet;Plans are available on the intranet;

www.cmmc.nhs.uk/equality

(Click on Action for Equality and scroll down to the resources section)(Click on Action for Equality and scroll down to the resources section)

Ask your line manager or contact the Ask your line manager or contact the Service Equality Team for more Service Equality Team for more information – see website for contact information – see website for contact detailsdetails