Update on equality and consultation on equality objectives

1. Leicestershire Working Together Group 10 March 2011 Update on equality and consultation on equality objectives

2. Context setting Christina Marriott Interim Operational Manager, Integrated Equality Service Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

3. Overview • Fingers on the button – ice breaker • Integrated Equality Service • Equality Act 2010 • Equality Objectives • Consultation and voting

4. We are going to practice using the vote pads, we will ask some questions and would like you to select which answer applies. Ice breaker session Using the voting pads

5. How did you travel here today? How did you travel here today? Car Bus Speed boat Taxi Bicycle Train Walk Helicopter • Car • Bus • Speed boat • Taxi • Bicycle • Train • Walk • Helicopter 76% 6% 6% 6% 0% 0% 0% 6% 10 seconds You have

6. How did you find out about this event? How did you find out about this event? • An NHS Website • An NHS Membership letter • An NHS Membership email • Pigeon Carrier • An organisation • Through work • Through a friend • On the Wind An NHS Website An NHS Membership letter An NHS Membership email Pigeon Carrier An organisation Through work Through a friend On the Wind 0% 6% 19% 6% 25% 19% 19% 6% 10 seconds You have

7. Integrated Equality Service • New service equality and human rights service autumn 2010 • NHS Leicester City PCT • NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT • Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (Host - CORIIN) • Integrated Governance Committee • Equality Impact Assessment feedback from consultation

8. Equality Impact Assessmentkey themes • Focus on outcomes not process • Be clear in communications • Make more of what we have • Don’t lose quality and focus in the drive for efficiency • Keep it real • Involve local people and groups • Be transparent and accountable

9. Public Sector General Duty (Apr 2011) • No change - Due regard to eliminating discrimination and advancing equality of opportunity covers sex, disability and race • Also covers: • Gender reassignment • Pregnancy and maternity • Age • Sexual orientation • Religion or belief • New - “Foster” rather than “promote” good relations - a more active approach required?

10. PSED Specific duty from Apr 2012) • Prepare and publish equality outcome objective(s) • Must be specific, achievable and measurable and set out how progress will be measured. • Part of business as usual organisational planning and management • Informed by the evidence and data published; • Minimum 4 yearly review of the outcomes • Results reported through the publication of equality data enabling scrutiny by third parties who willjudge whether: • - right areas are being focused on • - body is achieving what it set out to

11. Equality Act 2010 • KEY DATES - COMMENCEMENT OF EQUALITY ACT 2010 • April 2011 • Repeal of existing race, gender and disability duties • New single equality duty – general duty and specific duty to publish equality data (July 2011) • April 2012 • Specific duty to publish equality outcome objectives • Ban on age discrimination in goods, facilities and services

12. Equality Delivery System – assessments • Organisations assess their equality performance against 12 outcomes grouped into 4 objectives : • Better health outcomes for all • Improved patient access and experience • Empowered, engaged and included staff • Inclusive leadership • Will also help set equality priorities

13. Equality Delivery System • Must be agreed by local people/groups • LLR (and now UHL) are early adopter

14. Vote pad session • We are going to use the vote pads, we will ask some questions and would like you to select which of the following you consider yourself to be. • The feedback is anonymous, we will not be able to link this information to you. • The data will be used to analyse your feedback

15. What is your age? What is your age? • Under 16 • 16-19 • 20-29 • 30-39 • 40-49 • 50-59 • 60-69 • 70-79 • 80+ Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10 seconds You have

16. What is your gender? • Male • Female • Prefer not to say 10 seconds You have

17. Do you have a disability? • Yes • No • Prefer to say 10 seconds You have

18. If yes, please state what disabilities you have. Select as many as relevant. • Hearing impaired • Learning Disability • Long Term condition • Physical impairment • Visual and Hearing impairment • Visual impairment • Wheelchair user • Mental Health • Other 10 seconds You have

19. What do you consider your ethnicity to be? • Asian or Asian British Indian • Asian or Asian British Bangladeshi • Asian or Asian British Pakistani • Any other Asian background • Black or Black British Caribbean • Black or Black British African • Any other Black background • Chinese • Gypsy or Traveller 10 seconds You have

20. What do you consider your ethnicity to be? • White & Black Caribbean • White & Black African • White & Asian • Any other Mixed or Dual heritage background • White British • White Irish • White other • Other • Prefer not to say 10 seconds You have

21. What is your sexual orientation? • Bisexual • Gay Man • Heterosexual /straight • Lesbian / Gay Woman • Prefer not to say 10 seconds You have

22. What is your religion? • None • Christian (Including Church of England, Catholic Protestant and all other Christian denominations) • Buddhist • Hindu • Jewish • Muslim • Sikh • Prefer not to say • Any other religion 10 seconds You have

23. Exercise Criteria for prioritisation

24. The evidence • Previous consultations e.g. During design of Single Equality Schemes and previous schemes for race, gender and disability • Ongoing feedback from SLA partners e.g. TREC, LCIL, LGBT Centre, Council of Faiths • Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNA) • Public Health Annual Reports (2009/2010)

25. Table exercise Key outcomes and key enablers

26. Outcome 1 • Reductions in morbidity and mortality amongst BME communities for diabetes, CHD, CVD and long term conditions through targeted health initiatives eg: smoking cessations amongst the South Asian communities

27. Outcome 2 • Improving the experience of people with disabilities who use health services including access to primary and secondary care

28. Outcome 3 • Supporting local systems to address hate crime and foster good relations in recognition of the healthcare imapcts related to discrimination against equality groups and individuals eg: people with learning disabilities, people with mental health issues, LGBT, BME

29. Outcome 4 • Increasing access to and improving outcomes from early intervention in mental health problems amongst BME communities and the LGBT population

30. Outcome 5 • Preventing age discrimination in the delivery of secondary care services including access to and outcomes from services and being treated with dignity and respect

31. Outcome 6 • Ensuring gender pay equality and demonstraing progress through the regular reporting of gender pay audits

32. Outcome 7 • Promote a “fairness for all” agenda that ensures equity of patient outcomes and experience across different equality groups

33. Enabler 1 • Improving the collection and analysis of evidence on equality and human rights across the health care system in particular within primary care

34. Enabler 2 • Provision of training on cultural competency that builds on the use of evidence for identifying and addressing health inequalities amongst target population groups and patient outcomes

35. Enabler 3 • Increasing the diversity amongst senior leaders across the healthcare system in particular amongst BME members of staff

36. Enabler 4 • Foster good relations amongst different groups and communities by holding regular community health events and use of other media that are targeted to the specific cultural and communication needs of participants

37. Vote pad session We are going to use the vote pads, to find out your opinion of the priority of the following outcomes. Please select one outcome and one enabler

38. The 7 outcomes

39. The 7 outcomes The 7 outcomes • Outcome 1 Long term conditions BME • Outcome 2 Access to care people with disabilities • Outcome 3 Hate crime • Outcome 4 Mental health BME and LGBT • Outcome 5 Age discrimination • Outcome 6 Gender pay equality • Outcome 7 Fairness for all agenda Outcome 1 Long term conditions BME Outcome 2 Access to care people with disabilities Outcome 3 Hate crime Outcome 4 Mental health BME and LGBT Outcome 5 Age discrimination Outcome 6 Gender pay equality Outcome 7 Fairness for all agenda 22% 29% 14% 14% 14% 0% 7% 10 seconds You have

40. The 4 enablers

41. The 4 enablers The 4 enablers • Enabler 1 Evidence • Enabler 2 Training in cultural comp. • Enabler 3 Diversity senior leaders BME • Enabler 4 Regular health events Enabler 1 Evidence Enabler 2 Training in cultural comp. Enabler 3 Diversity senior leaders BME Enabler 4 Regular health events 28% 36% 7% 29% 10 seconds You have

42. Next Steps

43. Thank you

44. Contacts • Integrated Equality Service 0116 2256603 • equality@leicspart.nhs.uk • www.leicestershire.nhs.uk • www.leicestercity.nhs.uk