All Equality and diversity articles – Page 34
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NewsBlood donor reforms ‘don’t go far enough’
Blood donation eligibility criteria should be based on individual behaviour, backed by advanced screening, not on sexuality, the Liberal Democrats conference has heard.
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HSJ Local
Primary care organisations across NE launch equality consultation
PERFORMANCE: Primary Care Organisations across the North East are inviting members of the public to have their say on how equality can be improved in the NHS.
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Blogs
Trying to force equality in leadership is an unbalanced approach
The NHS breakthrough programme of putting a small number - around 60 - of black and minority ethnic managers through a leadership programme and hoping this will result in more BME senior managers isn’t working. It was a little naive to think it would.
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NewsNHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
The majority of the NHS organisations are treating duties to reduce inequalities as a “box ticking exercise”, a report by the Equality and Human Right Commission has found.
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NewsEquality initiative thwarted by 'continued discrimination'
The NHS is denying opportunities to non-white managers despite the millions of pounds that have been spent as part of a programme to tackle under-representation in senior posts, according to the scheme’s lead and members.
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NewsHeart check target surpassed
The target for heart check-ups in Scotland last year was smashed as the NHS screened 75 per cent more people than expected.
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Blogs
'Beyond samosas and reggae' - or, developing services with equal opportunities
A short note recognising the equality campaigning by Nasa Begum.
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NewsFears over mental health gap in commissioning knowledge
Revisions to the Health Bill have failed to address concerns that mental health will be under-represented in commissioning, a trust chief executive has warned.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Borders Partnership to inform national policy on equality and diversity
WORKFORCE: The mental health FT has been selected as a member of the Department of Health’s “trust reference group” on equality and diversity.
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HSJ KnowledgeContinuing the valuable work memory clinics provide for dementia patients
Memory clinics have produced proven results in early diagnosis and intervention for patients suffering memory loss symptoms - but many face a battle to continue improving quality without funding. Seraphim Patel and colleagues from Central and North West London Foundation Trust report.
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Blogs
The culture shift required to achieve equality in the workplace
How can you champion equal opportunities in the workplace if your staff aren’t comfortable enough to share the information?
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NewsBirmingham council loses care judicial review
Judge says disability legislation must be followed
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding awareness against unconscious bias in the workforce
In a period of significant workforce change, consultation and redundancy, NHS managers and leaders need to redress the dangers inherent in employing staff they find similar to themselves to allow a fairer and unbiased employment processes, argues Salma Shah.
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding a quailty service to patients without English as a first language
Interpreting services are failing to meet the needs of black and ethnic minority communities, and risk dilluting the level of patient care. But despite the perceived cost, Maqs Khan explains why investment in interpreting services could safeguard a more efficient future for community care.
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NewsGovernment's crusade against red tape potentially 'damaging' to equalities - NHSE
A government campaign to reduce red tape gives the “damaging” impression that the Equalities Act is to be scrapped, NHS Employers director Dean Royles has warned.
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NewsFunding formula change boosts South
A ministerial decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating £85bn of NHS funds has privileged the South over deprived northern areas, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsHome Office vows fair deal on equality
The government has pledged to ensure everyone gets a fair deal on the provision of healthcare when new legislation banning age discrimination is introduced.
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NewsCall to change chaplains policy
The NHS spends £29m on hospital chaplains providing “no clinical benefit” for a huge variation in costs, according to a report.
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NewsStroke care on the NHS 'unequal'
Stroke patients are facing unequal care on the NHS, with older people less likely to receive a brain scan and white people less likely to be admitted to specialist units than black people, researchers say.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex hospitals ups rating in gay friendly employer list
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust was ranked 72 in the latest Stonewall Top 100 Workplace Index – making it one of only five NHS organisations to appear in the list.