NHS SOMERSET EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STRATEGY 2012 – 2013 Version: 4.3 Name of Originator/Author: Catherine Brennan, Equality and Patient Experience Officer Sponsoring Manager: Margaret Grizzell, Head of Patient Experience Sponsoring Director: Mark Appleby, Director of Human Resources and Acting Director of Corporate Services and Communications Name of Responsible Committee/Individual: Somerset Primary Care Trust Board Target audience: Organisation Wide/Members of the public Date published: 22 March 2012 Date Ratified: 22 March 2012 If you would like this information in another language or format, please ask us. Tel: 01935 381999 Fax 01935 384079 Email:
[email protected] Address: Freepost RRKL-XKSC-ACSG, NHS Somerset Wynford House Lufton Way Yeovil BA22 8HR EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STRATEGY TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page VERSION CONTROL i 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 LEGAL DUTIES 1 3 THE EQUALITY DELIVERY SYSTEM 2 4 THE EQUALITY DELIVERY SYSTEM PROCESS 3 5 EQUALITY OBJECTIVES 7 6 MONITORING, COMPLIANCE AND REVIEW 10 7 NEXT STEPS 10 8 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS 11 Appendices APPENDIX 1 The Equality & Diversity Action Plan EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STRATEGY VERSION CONTROL Number assigned to document: Document Status: Board Agreed Version Version: 4.3 DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY Version Date Comments 4.1 20 February 2012 Initial version developed from EDS Evidence and Grading Report 4.2 7 March 2012 Updated version revised by Equality Delivery System Implementation Group and final version presented to the Board for agreement 4.3 22 March 2012 Final version incorporating amendments agreed at the Board meeting on 22 March Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Form OR EIA Screening Form 1 March 2012 completed.