| October 2010 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Equality Act 2010: employment implications in a changing NHS' |
This Briefing aims to give the latest position and understanding about the Equality Act from a human resources perspective. It also aims to help NHS organisations to ensure that they are fulfilling the requirements of the Act by giving useful checklists and top tips. |
| January 2010 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Connecting diversity with leadership'
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This Briefing brings together evidence from within the NHS and externally to support leaders in using their roles to embed diversity in their organisations, responding to both the legal and broader equality requirements for the NHS.
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| January 2010 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Human rights and human resources in the NHS: implications for the workplace'
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This Briefing outlines a human rights approach to managing workplace practices, which can not only keep organisations operating within the law, but can help further the reputation of the NHS as a model employer. |
| January 2010 |
NHS Employers Equality and Diversity in practice web tool
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We have created web pages that take you, step-by-step through the process of working out:
• Where are you now?
• Where do you want to get to?
• How will you get there?
There is an audit tool to get a high level view of where you are now, before doing a more in-depth baseline analysis.
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| April 2009 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Managing diversity: making it core business'
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This Briefing explores why diversity is critical to the core of how the NHS operates. The value of creatuve diversity management and helping deliver the NHS vision of personalised care and quality based on safe, effective care and patient experience.
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| January 2009 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Monitoring for equality and diversity: what healthcare employers need to know and do'
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This Briefing looks at some of the issues around monitoring for equality and diversity in the workforce and what NHS organisations need to do, not merely to comply with legislation but to make sure that their equality strategies are actually making a difference.
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January 2009
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NHS Employers guidance document 'Equality impact assessments in the NHS – a guide for employers' |
This Briefing will help employers carry out Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs). In addition to meeting their legal obligations, the assessments help trusts to deliver their business objectives and achieve equal outcomes for staff, the local community and service users. More importantly, in line with good practice, they help organisations identify and prevent potential diversity issues through a more proactive approach.
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| January 2009 |
NHS Employers guidance document 'Diversity monitoring: what the law requires'
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This short guidance document outlines the actions required for monitoring race, disability and gender.
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| November 2008 |
NHS Employers Briefing paper 'Single equality schemes in the NHS'
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This Briefing paper on Single Equality Schemes (SES), includes learning from NHS trusts who have already developed a scheme.
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| July 2008 |
Equality Bill |
This document outlines the key areas in the Equality Bill.
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| April 2008 |
NHS Employers guidance document 'Navigating equality and diversity: guidance for the NHS'
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This document summarises the key equality and diversity workforce requirements, provides a quick reference guide on what needs to be done to meet them and likely outcomes. It also signposts you to the organisation that produced the full guidance document.
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