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organisation, which seeks to recognise diversity, will continue to be available where a need is made
promote equal opportunities and supports Human known. Further work is taking place to look at how our
Rights in the provision of health services for the services can be made more accessible in relation to
communities it serves and in its practice as a leading information formats and communication support for
employer. families and recording these preferences on patient
records.
The Trust published its first Gender Pay Gap report in
2018, produced to meet the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Plans for 2018 are to continue to improve the quality of
Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 which patient and staff information and the quality of equality
came into force on 31st March 2017. Although not analysis documentation. We will continue to work
mandatory, the Trust produced a narrative that explains collaboratively with commissioners and local trusts
the calculations and provides an organisational context. to broaden opportunities to engage with community
groups to progress the Trust’s equality objectives. We
The equality analysis policy and process was reviewed, are committed to support the successful development
this minimises the risk that any changes and decisions of staff networks to help make a positive impact on
we make are unlawful by considering what we are the experiences of BME and Disabled Staff; and to
proposing to do in relation to our Public Sector Equality support work in relation to the Workforce Race Equality
Duty (s149 of the public sector Equality Act 2010 – with Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality
the Trust ever day in decision making) and undertaking Standard (due to be published August 2018). Training
proper consultation with relevant stakeholders. Work is opportunities in cultural competence and unconscious
ongoing to improve the quality of equality analysis and bias will continue to be made available for staff. The
strengthen the assurance process regarding equality networks will increasingly shape relevant aspects of
analysis and to provide support to project and policy leadership training to increase the education of staff.
leads to ensure lawful decision making. The Trust will undertake a detailed analysis of the
results of the Gender Pay Gap Report and take steps to
The Trust has provided for British Sign Language Video reduce the gender pay gap.
Remote Interpreting (VRI) located in the Emergency
and Outpatient departments, available to all staff. This Equality and Diversity will continue to be an integral
provides instant BSL interpretation services when part of the Trust Quality Strategy with a shared
required. The Trust provides interpreting and translation approach of improving the experiences of public and
services to meet the communication needs of families; staff through engagement. There will be continued
the five most frequently requested languages during attention to supporting the organisational processes
2017 have been Arabic, Romanian, Polish, Mandarin and strategic leadership for equality and diversity and
and Cantonese. Providing support for limited English communicating any gaps wherever these may be
speakers is essential for patient safety, quality identified.
assurance and enhanced patient experience and this

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