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Volume 8
Patient Care
Gender (consider care needs and
employment issues, identify and
remove or justify terms which
are gender specific)
Culture (consider dietary
requirements and individual
care needs)
Religion or belief (include
dress, individual care needs
and spiritual needs for
consideration)
Sexual orientation including
lesbian, gay and bisexual
people (consider whether the
policy/service promotes a
culture of openness and takes
account of individual needs
Age (consider any barriers to
accessing services or
employment, identify and remove
or justify terms which could be
ageist)
2. Is Is there there any any evidence evidence that that some
some
groups groups are are affected affected
affected
differently?
differently?
3. If If you you have have identified
identified
potential potential discrimination, discrimination, for
for
example, example, less less than than equal
equal
access, access, access, are are are any any any exceptions
exceptions
exceptions
valid, valid, legal legal and/or
and/or
justifiable, justifiable, justifiable, for for for example example a
a
genuine genuine occupational
occupational
First Ratified
March 2009
Yes/No Yes/No
Comments Comments
Comments
Reviewed
March 2009
information in a way
that can be
understood by the
patient e.g. large
print or provide a
translator if
required
No impact
No Impact
It is recognised
that patients whose
first language is
not English may have
difficulty reading
and interpreting
this policy.
Clinical staff need
therefore to go
through the policy
with the individual
or employ a
translator as
necessary
No impact
No Impact
Yes
No
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