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Equality Delivery System Content • Background • Recommendations • Benefits • Questions Background • EDS is a product from the DoH Equality and Diversity Council • Based on good practice in the NHS and beyond • Driven by good engagement and evidence What is the EDS? The EDS is a set of 18 outcomes grouped into 4 goals: • • • • Better health outcomes for all Improved patient access and experience Empowered, engaged and included staff Inclusive leadership at all levels What it delivers Helps the NHS comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) – – – Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation Advance equality of opportunity and Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not – – Information on compliance Equality Objectives Protected Groups • Age • Disability • Gender • Sexual Orientation • Gender Reassignment • Marriage & Civil Partnership • Pregnancy & Maternity • Race/Ethnicity/Nationality • Religion or Belief + Include other disadvantaged groups Grades • For each outcome, one of four grades can be chosen: • Excelling - Purple • Achieving - Green • Developing - Amber • Undeveloped - Red Making the Grade Generally protected groups are referred to as: • • • • All means all 9 protected groups Most means 6 to 8 protected groups Some means 3 to 5 protected groups No/Few means 2 or less protected groups EDS at Goal Lead • Better health outcomes for all • Improved patient access and experience • Empowered, engaged and included staff • Inclusive leadership at all levels Libby McManus and Alastair Turnbull Libby McManus and Alastair Turnbull Peta Hayward Sue Holden EDS at • • • • • • 25th May 2011 Board of Directors agreed to adopt EDS 29th July 2011 EDS grades manual published 7th October 2011 NHS North of England EDS Workshop November 2011 Board of Directors briefing December 2011 Identify Local interest groups January 2012 Leads complete gathering evidence and identify gaps. Trust publish information showing compliance with the Equality Duty • February 2012 Undertake grading and agree objectives • March 2012 Board sign off objectives • By April 6th 2012 Publish grades and equality objectives Benefits • • • • Help improve equalities performance Reduce inequalities Assure progress Demonstrates “Our Commitment to you 2010 - 2013” EDS also helps the NHS to deliver on the: • NHS Outcomes Framework • NHS Constitution for patients & staff • CQC Essential standards Questions