Title |
EAHSCP Equality Outcomes Plan 2025-29 |
Lead officer(s) |
Jim Murdoch, Senior Manager: Wellbeing, Planning and Performance |
Telephone number |
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Email address |
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Date summary created |
10 Dec 2024 |
Date assessment completed |
10 Dec 2024 |
Summary of policy aims |
The Plan sets out a new set of Equality Outcomes, which will direct the focus of the Partnership over the period 2025-2029 on a range of priority areas that we have identified to help address and promote equality of opportunity for people with a protected characteristic and which are also expected to bring improvements in outcomes of those who experience discrimination and disadvantage. The new outcomes also highlights the Partnerships commitment to promoting equality and diversity amongst our workforce and also in our aim to foster a culture that promotes wellbeing and mental health and support that will enable our workforce, regardless of background, to thrive, feel valued and perform professionally at their very best. |
Key issues |
The Partnership is legally obliged to ensure equity and fair treatment for all who have a protected characteristic and the new set of Equality Outcomes highlighted in the Plan are focussed on ensuring equity and fair treatment for all who have a protected characteristic, including service users and members of our workforce. The protected characteristic groups that will be benefit directly from the implementation of the new outcomes are highlighted below; • Age • Race or Ethnicity • Religion or Belief • Disability • Sex • Marriage and civil partnership • Sexual orientation • Pregnancy and maternity • Gender reassignment. Our new set of Equality Outcomes will help the Partnership take actions which will reduce discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between persons with Protected Characteristics. In addition, we are also confident that these outcomes will ensure that the services we deliver and the care we provide is person-centred, human rights based, and places equality at the heart of everything we do. |
Summary of involvement with Groups |
The Equality Outcomes identified in the Report were developed by considering a wide range of relevant evidence and by engaging with our stakeholders and service users on the issues most pertinent to them. We are confident that our new set of Equality Outcomes will help the Partnership take actions which will reduce discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between persons with Protected Characteristics. In addition, we are also confident that these outcomes will ensure that the services we deliver and the care we provide is person-centred, human rights based, and places equality at the heart of everything we do.
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY  Employee Equalities Network  Refugee Community  Learning Disabilities Group  LGBTQ Youth Group  Alcohol and Drugs Partnership: Recovery Network  Communities of Practice Groups  Partner agencies and organisations  Senior Care Home Olympics  Getting It Right for Everyone: Frailty Workstream  Play Days
SERVICE BASED EVENTS  Review of Children with Disabilities Services  Visually Impaired Groups  Dementia Local Conversations  Community Consultations  Mental Health and Learning Disability Services  Trans Pride  Silver Pride  Ayrshire Muslim Education Centre  NEST Wellbeing group  Kinship Carers |
Key recommendations |
Integration Joint Board to approve the new HSCP Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029. The HSCP will present the Integration Joint Board with an Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Report and Review of Outcomes on a bi-annual basis. This report will provide an update on progress towards the Partnership's equality outcomes and the findings will also provide an opportunity for the Partnership to strengthen our identified outcomes and activities. Additionally, we are legally obliged to review, revise and publish equality outcomes on a four-year basis. |