EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE

Equality and Diversity in Health Care



Equality and Diversity in Health Care

Equality and diversity are at the heart of the NHS strategy. Investing in a diverse NHS workforce enables us to deliver a better service and improve patient care in the NHS.

Equality is about creating a fairer society where everyone has the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Diversity is about recognizing and valuing difference in its broadest sense.

Equality and diversity lie at the heart of current UK health priorities. They are important subjects for everyone who works in the National Health Service (NHS). This is particularly the case for the GP, whose role is located at the interface between the NHS and the community he or she serves. The patient-doctor relationship is crucial to the health status and health care experiences of local people; a number of whom are likely to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or Trans (LGBT) people. To achieve the optimal outcomes from such encounters, the skilled GP understands the social context in which LGBT people live their lives, is knowledgeable about LGBT health concerns, is a skilled communicator with LGBT patients and has developed attitudes which value diversity. This article examines current evidence about the health needs of LGBT communities and identifies ways to support GPs to promote equality and value diversity for LGBT patients.

Hiring and firing;

Compensation, assignment, or calcification of employees;

Transfer, promotion, dismissal or reinstatement;

Job advertisements;

Recruitment;

Evidence;

Use of facilities;

Training and apprenticeship programs;

Fringe benefits;

Salary, retirement plans and disability leave, or

Other terms and conditions of employment.

Prohibited practices under these laws also include:

Harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or age;

Retaliate against an individual for filing a complaint of discrimination, participating in an investigation or opposing discriminatory practices;

Employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the skills, characteristics or performance of individuals of a particular sex, race, age, religion or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities;

Denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage or be associated with an individual of a race, religion or national origin in particular, or an individual with a disability. His policies also prohibit discrimination based on participation in health care or places of social communities associated with a racial, ethnic or religious in particular.

The following procedures are needed to be implemented if equality in rights and social justice is needed to be prevailed in health and social care education.

Promotion: equity, gender and culture of inclusion, tolerance and respect for diversity,

Advocacy and promotion of integral human rights

Promoting equal opportunities for women

Prevention and care of family violence

Cultural and sport promotion

Strengthening and integration of families and communities

Strengthening of community identity

Recovery of public spaces and urban image

Citizen participation in social development

Encouragement of neighborhood organization and coexistence

Community Protection

Analysis, monitoring and evaluation of public policy

Territorial impact

Responsibility in actions and in mobilizing resources

Visibility strategies

Growth, reliability and adaptability of the intervention model

Interest on items with similar or complementary organizations

Process and project sustainability

Methodological contribution

Legality of actions

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