Equality, diversity and Human Rights

This page provides an introduction to equality, diversity and Human Rights. You can also find out about the legal duties that NHS Lothian has to meet here, and why we have based this Scheme on the social model of disability.

How we involved people in developing this Equality & Human Rights Scheme

We involved many different people when we were developing this Scheme. We also consulted widely when we published a draft version. Go to this page for more information.

How we collect information about diversity

It is very important that we know about the range of people who need to use our services. We also need to know about diversity in our workforce and our volunteers. This information helps us make sure that we can meet their different needs.

How we assess the impact of what we do on equality

This page explains about our impact assessment process and includes recent reports. You will also be able to see the reports from the impact assessments of this Scheme once the consultation period has finished. We will be looking at impacts on staff, and also at impacts on patients, carers, families and communities.

Employing a diverse workforce in NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian employs nearly 30,000 people. This page says how we plan to become the best possible employer for this diverse workforce.

How much progress has already been made?

This is not the first equality scheme published by NHS Lothian. You can see what progress we have made with our earlier schemes and plans on this page.

Monitoring and developing this Equality & Human Rights Scheme

This page sets out how we will monitor the progress we make over the next 3 years. It also explains how we will report this progress. 

Contacts and finding out more

This page has contact details for equality leads in NHS Lothian if you would like to find out more information about equality, diversity and Human Rights in NHS Lothian.

The action plan

This page sets out the Equality & Human Rights action plan 2010-13.