Equality and Diversity Steering Group

Overall Purpose
The purpose of the group will be responsibility to promote a climate at the NOC. We can actively recognise, respect and value the benefits of difference and embed equal opportunities into the culture and organisation, into employment practice and into the way services are delivered to our patients and members of the public.

  1. Accountability
    The Equality and Diversity Group reports to the Integrated Governance Committee and the NOC Board.
  2. Objectives
    >Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Single Equality and Human Rights Scheme.
    >Ensure the Trust acts in a way that is compatible with the Human Rights Act when devising policies or procedures or delivering services directly to the public.
    >Ensure the Trust meets its responsibilities under national and local policies, such as the Care Quality Commission's Standards for Better Health, other national initiatives, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI Strategy) and the Trust's Workforce and Organisational Development Strategy and local directorate service plans.
    > Build on the achievement since the inceptionof the Equality and Diversity and Race Equality Scheme, and progress and development areas identified.
    >Continue to communicate the Trust's commitment and intention to promote equality, value diversity and respect human rights to the population we serve, our partners, the wider community, nationally and internationally and patients and staff.
    >Ensure that there are arrangements for an on-going programme of mandatory diversity awareness training for staff and that it is monitored on a regular basis.
    >Identify opportunities for joint-working with organisations.
    >Report regularly on progress to the Integrated Governance Committee as well as providing reports directly to the Trust Board.
    >Review patient and service user feedback in relation to Equality and Diversity.
    >Review staff survey and make recommendations in relation to Equality and Diversity.

If you would like to see minutes from the steering group meetings please email Organisational Development.