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Equality and human rights
Ensuring equality of access to health and care services, and to employment opportunities, is a fundamental DH responsibility. The aim of this section is to give you key information about the Department’s work on implementing policy and legislation to improve race relations and safeguard human rights across health and social care.
Guidance for the NHS in developing single equality schemes.
This document serves as the overarching framework for all of the Department’s activities in relation to equality, including existing and future Race Equality Schemes developed under the Race Relations Act (as amended) by the Department and its agencies.
This summary is aimed at NHS commissioners and those involved in service development, responsible for developing local communication support services and strategies. These local strategies should form part of wider actions to provide equitable access for local communities and to achieve patient-centred services.
About the Department’s work on human rights, including guidance on the implications of the Human Rights Act 1998.
About the Department’s work on race equality, including guidance on the implementation of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 in the NHS.
About the Department's work on sexual orientation and gender identity, including guidance on the implications of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2006.
About the Department’s work on delivering real improvements for disabled people as users and providers of health and social care services and the wider disabled community, and on meeting the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, including the new access provisions commencing 1st October 2004.
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