Equalities
Find out how our Equality, People and Performance Directorate works with health boards in tackling discrimination and promoting equality.
Promoting equality
The Equality, People and Performance Directorate works with health boards in NHS Scotland to tackle discrimination and promote the equalities agenda. The Directorate also leads the corporate business planning, performance management and HR functions of NHS Health Scotland.
Established in 2008, the Directorate was set up to support the mainstreaming of the equalities agenda in NHS Scotland. The new team brought together previous "Fair for All" projects that had been established on short-term contracts between the Scottish Government and other voluntary organisations to support NHS Scotland implement the ‘Fair for All’ policy, including the National Resource for Ethnic Minority Health (NRCEMH. NHS Health Scotland’s Policy and Planning team was also integrated into the Directorate.
You can see what we do in our Programme of work page
Find out what NHS Health Scotland is doing to promote equality in its work.
We have also completed a report on how equality impact assessment is informing our health improvement work at NHS Health Scotland. The report takes account of the equality impact assessments that we have carried out since 2006 until 2009.
Equality in Healthcare Award 2010
Every year, the Scottish Health Awards, which are run in partnership with the Scottish Government and the Daily Record, are held to celebrate and recognise the dedication and professionalism of the staff who work for NHSScotland. This year’s Awards are being held on 11 November at the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh.
Do you know a practice, hospital, NHS Worker or team who has gone out of their way to meet the needs of an excluded or disadvantaged group, or who has worked to tackle discrimination or prejudice in the delivery of healthcare?
Nominations should be made online at the Scottish Health Awards website. Closing date for nominations is 10 September.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email us or call us on 0141 354 2900.
Reviewed 29 August 2010