Equality and Diversity
NHS Manchester aims at all times to be an organisation where staff fully understand equality and diversity issues and feel empowered to challenge prejudice and make reasonable adjustments in their own work areas. Managers are tasked to promote the culture and behaviour changes necessary, to ensure equality and diversity is contained within all aspects of our business as a commissioner of services for the people in the City of Manchester.
Our staff have the right to work in an environment which is free from unlawful discrimination and members of the public have the right to expect the care and treatment they receive from us is provided in a similar environment.
NHS Manchester, as a public body, has a general duty to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity. This duty applies to all staff, service users, patients, carers and members of the general public that we come into contact with.
Protected Characteristic Groups
We are committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity in relation to the protected characteristics as set out by the Equality Act 2010:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender Reassignment
- Marriage / Civil Partnership
- Pregnancy / Maternity
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
- Race / Ethnicity
- Religion / belief
- Carers*
- AND - Human Rights
NHS Manchester sets itself the challenge to remove barriers in society wherever possible, to ensure equality of access to the services that we commission, and that our recruitment policies and processes promote employment opportunities within the organisation.
For information about NHS Manchester position and commitments in relation to Equality & Diversity, please read our Single Equality Scheme (SES) for 2008-2011
* Manchester is very much aware of and committed to supporting carers; this is why carers have been included to the list of protected characteristic groups above.
Access and Inclusion Team
NHS Manchester
2nd Floor, Parkway 3
Parkway Business Centre
Princess Road
Manchester
M14 7LU
Tel No: 0161 765 6202
Fax No: 0161 227 6794
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John Scampion Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE
Managing Director Chair