Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
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<strong>Barts</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Equality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Report</strong>V. LOCAL STAKEHOLDER VIEWS1. INTRODUCTIONAs part of the base-lining exercise brap were asked to do two main things: engage with local stakeholders to test the conclusions <strong>and</strong> recommendations of an initialEHRIA undertaken by the Trusts. map stakeholder groups/ community organisations within the merged trust’s catchmentarea to underst<strong>and</strong> who needs to be invited to participate in partnership working withCAGs <strong>and</strong> proposals for initiating the process.2. APPROACHA limited amount of time was available to identify <strong>and</strong> undertake engagement withstakeholders (5 days) <strong>and</strong> it was agreed emphasis should be placed on groups withparticular protected characteristics (where Trusts had experienced barriers to engagement inthe past). These were lesbian, gay <strong>and</strong> bisexual, transgender <strong>and</strong> disabled people. Giventhe short timeframe, it was also agreed brap should attend, where possible, staffconsultation events already planned by the trusts. A list of consultation sessions we attendedis provided below:consultation with approximately 50 older people (organised in conjunction withCommunity Resource Centre, Plaistow on 19 January 2012)focus group with eight LGBT people (organised in conjunction with ELOP at their officesin Walthamstow on 30 January 2012)focus group with 11 disabled people (organised in conjunction with London DisabilityLaw Service at their offices in Whitechapel on 21 February 2012)staff group with three Newham staff (organised in conjunction with Newham UniversityHospital Trust)staff consultation at a ‘st<strong>and</strong>’ during a staff conference for all three Trusts engaging eightstaff members (organised in conjunction with <strong>Barts</strong> <strong>Health</strong> merger team at West HamFootball Club on 26 January 2012)The approach to gathering data differed across each session, but generally involved a brapmember of staff running a facilitated discussion to explore:level of awareness about the proposed mergerunderst<strong>and</strong>ing of health inequality as experienced by people with particular protectedcharacteristics (community group sessions)underst<strong>and</strong>ing of inequality experienced by staff (staff group sessions)157
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