Equality Matters in Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Dundee Integration Joint Board (DIJB) and Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership (DHSCP) contribute to making Dundee a fairer place to live.

We work towards improving outcomes for people living in Dundee. We do this along with NHS Tayside and Dundee City Council who support us on matters of Equality, Fairness, Health Inequalities and Human Rights. You can find information on Partners' websites about equality work in their organisations.

Equality and Diversity | Dundee City Council

https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/YourRights/EqualityDiversityandHumanRights/index.htm

This part of the DHSCP website is designed to help you learn more about Equality Matters in DIJB. You should find the information on these pages useful and easy to access. We are aware that not everyone finds it easy to find information on- line; get in touch if there is anything more that can be done to make the information here more accessible for you. When needed, information on our website can be shared with you in other formats including arranging for documents to be printed or translated. Where appropriate, it is possible to speak with you about the information you want either by telephone, or in person. You should can get in touch by using the information here. Let us know if you need a BSL or Language Interpreter to support any discussions.

The IJB's Equality Duties

In 2016 Dundee Integration Joint Board became a ‘Public Body’ with duties under the Equality Act 2010. The IJB produced and published its first Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Equalities Framework in 2016, which you can find here: www.dundeehscp.com/publications/equality-outcomes-and-mainstreaming-equalities-framework

The Equality Act 2010 places a general equality duty on public authorities to pay due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate discrimination;

• Advance equality; and

• Foster good relations across the range of protected characteristics.

The general equality duty identifies a range of people who are protected under equality legislation; these people have ‘Protected Characteristics’:

The Protected Characteristics are:

Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy/Maternity
Race/Ethnicity
Religion/Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation

The equality duty also covers marriage and civil partnership, with regard to eliminating unlawful discrimination in employment.

Current IJB Equality Reports and Information

In April 2023 the IJB published The Plan for Excellence in Health and Social Care in Dundee, including publishing four new Equality Outcomes. These outcomes are the current Equality Outcomes for Dundee IJB:

In April 2023 the IJB published their Equality Mainstreaming and outcomes report 2023 reporting on progress against these four Equality Outcomes and wider equality mainstreaming work.

Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership has an Equality and Human Rights Workforce Learning Network for DHSCP colleagues from Dundee City Council, NHS Tayside, Independent and Third Sector who across the Partnership. The group formed in 2022 and aim to increase learning on equality and Human rights matters.

Anyone who wants more information or who wants to join the group should get in touch with Joyce.Barclay@dundeecity.gov.uk

Let us know what you think?

We are completing our progress report on the work we have undertaken on the Equality Outcomes since 2023. Please get in touch if you have any information to give us about our Equality Outcomes or want to discuss possible developments that we might undertake in the future.

Equality Impact Assessment

An important aspect of work to meet the Equality Duty is the completion of Equality Impact Assessments. You can find out more about how the IJB undertakes these assessments and view copies of them here.

Previous IJB Equality Reports and Information

The IJB Equality Mainstreaming Progress Report (2016-2018) was approved in March 2018. The report sets out the progress made in mainstreaming the equality duty and the progress made in achieving equality outcomes. You can find this Progress Report here

In 2019 the IJB agreed refreshed Equality Outcomes and produced a mainstreaming framework which can be found here:

A further two-year Equality Progress Report was published in 2021. The report provides an overview of some of the positive progress that has been made over the previous two years, as well as identifying priorities for further progress and improvement for 2021/22. You can find the report here

In April 2022 after hearing from Stakeholders, members of the Public and Carers, the Integration Joint Board agreed to extend the 2019-2022 Strategic and Commissioning Plan for a further one-year period to cover April 2022 to March 2023. In order to support widespread consultation and involvement and to align equality outcomes with the Strategic and Commissioning Plan the IJB also agreed to extend the Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Framework for a further one-year period.