Our journey so far
Within our previous set of Equality Outcomes (2021 to 2025) we have made significant steps to mainstream equalities across the organisation for patients, service users, staff and volunteers with specific reference to the following achievements:
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Executive leads for Protected Characteristics. |
Introduction of Reasonable Adjustment Passport for staff. |
First healthcare provider globally to launch WelcoMe for disabled service users. |
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Launch of 7 new staff networks. |
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme membership. |
Installation of a new Changing Places Toilet (CPT). |
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Free sanitary products within female staff toilets. |
Launch of NHSGJ Pride Progress Rainbow lanyards. |
Embedding inclusive design principles throughout our hospital expansion programme. |
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16 Anti-racism workshops for executives, senior leaders and medics. |
9 Neurodiversity workshops attended by all staffing groups. |
Host Board – Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) Equality Academy graduates. |
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Introduction of new reasonable adjustment policy. |
Inclusion of unconscious bias and preferred behavioural styles within mandatory diversity training. |
Strengthened equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) governance and developed a new user friendly equality impact assessment (EQIA) process. |
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4 deaf awareness training workshops attended by staff from all hospital functions. |
Learn to sign course attended by key patient pacing functions |
Staff network Equality Calendar events rolled out across the year. |
In addition to these achievements, we are also proud to have established several partnerships and award recognitions with the following organisations:
- Disability Confident Leader status since 2018 – reaccredited in 2024.
- Partner organisation with Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) Equality Academy graduate trainee programme since 2016.
- Former Stonewall Diversity Champion / Top 100 employer.
- Investor in Young People Gold Award.
- Police Scotland partnership against domestic abuse.
The legislative context
Equality outcomes are underpinned by our legislative responsibilities as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and associated legal responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duties to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act.
- Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
- Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
