NHSGGC Equality Scheme - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will develop a LGBT staff forum to bring staff
together to share experiences and help inform key activities of the board.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will continue the positive promotion
of staff data capture to better understand and respond to the needs
of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender employees.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Equality Impact Assessment Programme
will promote the investigation of potential and actual barriers to service
access experienced by lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Learning and Education provision will ensure
sexual orientation is integrated into current Equality and Diversity courses and
has a visible profile in related training and development programmes.
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will review its complaints process to identify sexual
orientation-related issues and determine possible trends or gaps in reporting.
Age
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will audit services to
identify those with age-related treatment criteria.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will raise awareness of the issue of age
discrimination and how it impacts on health and acts as a barrier to health and
social care. The organisation will ensure specific services for young people and old
people are not based on stereotypes about the lifestyles and circumstances.
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will review its complaints process to identify
age-related issues and determine possible trends or gaps in reporting.
Social Class/ Socio-economic Status
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will work to ensure patients are empowered
to take decisions about health care options and are given opportunities
to challenge class based barriers that may present in services.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will not accept differences in life expectancy
and quality of life as inevitable and will work to address poverty-based health
differences through evidence based approaches to reducing the health gap.
»» NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has invested significant resources in the last 3
years to support employability and financial inclusion. The organisation will ensure
people accessing services will be supported to make the most of financial supports
available to them including employment opportunities and financial inclusion support.
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