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Health inequalities legal duties
An explanation of the requirements around health inequalities.
Health inequalities – NHS response to COVID
The NHS is being asked to deliver urgent action to tackle health inequalities as part of the response to COVID-19.
Equality and Health Inequalities NHS RightCare packs
Tailored information to support health and care systems to design and deliver services that reduce health inequalities.
Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)
Supporting the system to understand and address the challenge of workforce race equality.
Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES)
A set of measures enabling NHS organisations to compare the workplace and career experiences of Disabled and non-disabled staff.
Sexual Orientation Monitoring Information Standard
Providing a consistent mechanism for recording the sexual orientation of all patients and service users.
News and blogs
Pride – leadership out loud
Dr Christine Rivers is the lead on the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) in the NHS People Equality and Inclusion team. The WDES is a mandated framework using metrics and insight to improve the working experiences of Disabled NHS people. Christine’s past work has included highlighting the experiences of LGB people in mental health services. […]