Equality and Diversity
Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to
promoting good mental health and reducing health inequalities for
everyone living in Somerset regardless of age, ethnic origin,
gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation and social
class.
We are committed to promote equality of access and identify and
eliminate any discrimination in what we do. We are committed
to ensure our staff are treated fairly, with dignity and respect
and afforded equality of opportunity to develop to their full
potential.
As a public body, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is
bound by equality legislation to comply with the three duties to
promote equality in the areas of disability, gender and race. We
are required to develop and put into place equality schemes
outlining what we will do to promote disability, gender and race
equality.
These duties have been included in our Single Equality Scheme
published on this webpage.
We have recognised we need to go beyond these duties to include
all areas of diversity included in our work. As well as disability,
gender and race, our new Single Equality Scheme will therefore also
include age, religion or belief and sexual orientation. The scheme
will also enable us to further meet our obligations to provide
services to the population of Somerset which are open, equally
accessible and culturally competent to all sections of the local
community without discrimination.
The leaders within our Trust will participate in ongoing
communication with our staff at all levels in order to achieve
continuous improvement within Equality and Diversity. The Trust
will work with partners outside the organisation to demonstrate its
commitment to Equality and Diversity at all levels and in
everything we do, we will consider how we can ensure we do not
consciously or unconsciously discriminate against or disadvantage
individuals or groups, and we will seek opportunities to promote
equality and diversity wherever we can.
Contact the Equality and Diversity
Lead
2nd Floor, Mallard Court
Bristol Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4RN
Tel: 01278 432000
Fax: 01278 432099
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