Equality, diversity and human rights

If you require equality and diversity information which is not available via these webpages, please contact us via sara.geater@hastingsrotherpct.nhs.uk

NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald and NHS Hastings and Rother are committed to actively working to reduce health inequalities by promoting equality and working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe the benefits to the PCT of valuing diversity are:

For our patients (service users)

To meet the needs of all our patients successfully
To provide quality of service

For our employees

To create a better working environment and to maximise the contribution of each individual
To bring out each person’s full potential

Generally

To benefit from a wide range of different perspectives
To cope better in a changing environment
To prevent unfair treatment towards staff and service users

If you have an enquiry, suggestion or want to get involved in helping us shape our work to promote equality and diversity please contact us at:

sara.geater@hastingrotherpct.nhs.uk

If you feel you have been discriminated against, or suffered harrassment during your use of NHS services, please speak to our PALS service on 0300 1000 891 or contact us via this link.

The following pages contain information about the practical steps that we are taking to promote equality and diversity.

There are also links to other useful sources of information.

NHS Sussex Equality and Diversity Annual Report 2011-12

The Equality and Diversity Annual Report 2011-12 can be downloaded here.

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