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Equality Delivery System
The Trust adopted the EDS in 2012 following
the launch of the NHS framework and it is now firmly established in
the Trust. It helps us evidence compliance with our public
sector equality duties, improve the services we provide for local
communities and provide better working environments for our
staff.
Following a review of the EDS, Sir David
Nicholson launched a revised and updated version EDS2, in
November 2013, with the aim of simplifying the overall
process. It is less onerous than the original framework, but
still requires systematic engagement with patients and community
groups and other relevant stakeholders.
The main purpose of the EDS was, and remains,
to help local NHS organisations, in discussion with local partners
including local populations, review and improve their performance
for people with characteristics protected by the Equality Act
2010.
EDS2, like the original EDS is aligned to NHS
England’s commitment to an inclusive NHS that is fair and
accessible to all.
Implementing the NHS Equality
Delivery System within the Trust
The EDS is all about making positive
differences to healthy living and working lives by providing
services and workplaces that are personal, fair and diverse. The
purpose is to drive up the equality performance of the organisation
and embed equality into mainstream business.
The needs and circumstances for service users,
carers, communities and staff from
protected groups and disadvantaged groups can be distinct and
specific. In providing quality services and workforce environments
that are appropriate and effective for all, organisations should
prioritise and promote equality. This makes sense on many levels as
the majority of patients, carers and staff will have at least five
or more characteristics protected by the Equality
Act.
Since April 2012, the Trust has used the
EDS as a tool to progress equality across the Trust and to
establish equality objectives. We have
published the outcomes of our
Equality Delivery System grading workshop from 2012 onwards.
In February 2014 saw the launch of a refreshed
EDS (EDS2) and the Trust took the decision to undertake a full
grading of the EDS2 Goals and Outcomes in 2014, which was repeated
in 2015. The grading outcomes of the 2015 process and a summary
report have been shared with NHS England, local Health and
Wellbeing Boards, local Healthwatch organisations and other key
stakeholders.
The 2019 Equality
Delivery Report and Summary
report.
If you would like to know more about the
grading process or be involved in working with us in future, please
contact Asmina Islam
Chowdhury, Inclusion Manager,
Mob: 07795 236 554, SMS/text: 07795 236 554, Directline: 0300 123
0999 ext 20425.
