Date:
19 April 2024
Page URL:
https://www.barnsleyccg.nhs.uk/about-us/public-sector-equality-duty.htm?pr=
PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY
The Equality Act 2010 has brought with it a new, legal, public sector equality duty (PSED) requiring public bodies to declare their compliance with the duty on an annual basis. This means that we must show compliance with both the general and specific duties of the PSED.
For the general duty we need to show how we are having due regard to the need to:
Protected characteristics – in the context of the PSED – are defined as
For the specific duty we are required to
NHS Barnsley CCG is committed to embedding equality and diversity values into our policies, procedures, employment practice and the commissioning processes that secure health and social care for the people of Barnsley.
We are ensuring that all our staff are embedding equality and diversity in all their work and through our contracts and partnerships with providers we are supporting them to tackle inequities and barriers to services for patients. We monitor the performance of all providers in Barnsley. The following documents will be discussed in the CCG programme boards.
The progress we have made towards meeting the requirements of the general equality duty can be seen in our progress report below.
NHS Barnsley CCG How we meet the public sector equality duties published 31/01/19
NHS Barnsley CCG Equality and Diversity Monitoring Report
NHS Barnsley CCG Monitoring data for community and inpatient services