Equality and diversity
Equality and diversity at NHS Bolton
NHS Bolton recognises the value of diversity and is committed to challenging and eliminating all forms of discrimination and disadvantage, reducing inequalities and to promoting fairness.
As an employer, we are dedicated to making sure we have a representative workforce that celebrates and harnesses diversity and to ensuring that staff have the skills and confidence to respond to issues relating to equality in their work.
As a service provider and health promoter, we are committed to health equality for all groups of people across Bolton, and to ensuring that services are responsive to the different needs of communities.
What is equality and diversity?
Equality
An equal society protects and promotes equality, real freedom and substantive opportunity to live in the ways people value and would chose, co that everyone can flourish.
An equal society recognises people’s different needs, situations and goals and removes the barriers that limit what people can do and be.*
* Communities and Local Government publications
Diversity
Diversity is about recognising and valuing difference in its broadest sense. It is about creating a working culture and practices that recognise, respect, value & harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and the individual, including staff and members of the public.
Equality Duty Compliance Statement
Equality and diversity legislation
NHS Bolton's single equality scheme
Culture, religion and belief - information and resource file
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