1. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Equality Awareness Training

2. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Do they all have the same meaning? Disability Handicap Impairment

3. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Objectives To introduce you to the Disability Equality Scheme, identifying: –The legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 –The Trust’s role in taking the needs and views of people with disabilities into account, –Monitoring arrangements and ways of improving services to people with disabilities

4. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Equality Scheme Disability Legislation- financial penalties DH Single Equality Scheme The Vital Connection Competitive Trust staff to provide a good service to enhance patient experience. DRC

5. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Rights Commission A Question of health Do you know how many people with disabilities that use your services? Do you want to improve access to your services? Do you want to empower people with disabilities in employment? The new Disability Equality Duty is a fantastic opportunity for health authorities to tackle disability discrimination whilst at the same time meeting wider strategic objectives.

6. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Executive Policy The Vital Connection A workforce for equality and diversity A better place to work A service using its leverage to make a difference Only 5% use a wheelchair

7. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Department of Health Single Equality Scheme (10 steps) Responsibilities and accountability Gathering information Identifying differences and common activities Intelligence and analysis Involvement and consultation Equality impact assessments Action plans Disseminating information Monitoring and reviewing Your single equality scheme

8. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Healthcare Commission The Healthcare Commission (HCC) Standard C7e. Expects everyone in the Trust to challenge discrimination, further equality, diversity and human rights and reducing inequalities in healthcare.

9. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals The Business Excellence Model Leadership People Management Policy & Strategy Resources and Partners Processes People Satisfaction Customer Satisfaction Impact on Society Business Results EnablersResults

10. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Definition of Disability A physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to- day activities. This definition applies to a wide range of physical and mental impairments, including multiple sclerosis, diabetes, cancer, arthritis etc.

11. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Discrimination Act 1995 It is unlawful for The Trust and organisations providing services to treat disabled people less favourably than other people for a reason related to their disability. It is also unlawful for any employer to discriminate against a disabled person when choosing someone for a job or considering people for promotion, dismissal or redundancy.

12. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Medical to Social that disability is a social phenomenon; that while many individuals have physical or sensory impairments or learning difficulties or are living with mental health needs, it is the way society responds to these which creates disability and not an individual’s impairment;

13. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Questions for Everyone Does the service you provide in your Directorates meet the requirements of a patient with disabilities ? Do you have appropriate access for people with disabilities ? What have you put in place to address the needs of people with disabilities ? Do you seek the views of people with disabilities when they access your services ? Do you continuously monitor and improve the ways in which you deliver your service to people with disabilities.

14. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Types of Disability Discrimination Direct Disability Discrimination Harassment Victimisation Failure to make reasonable adjustments

15. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Reasonable Adjustments for Disability Making adjustments to premises Allocating some of the disabled person’s duties to another person Transferring him/her to fill an existing vacancy Altering his/her working hours Assigning him to a different place of work Allowing him/her to be absent during working hours for rehabilitation, assessment or treatment Giving him/her, or arranging for him/her to be given training. Acquiring or modifying equipment Modifying instructions or reference manuals Modifying procedures for testing or assessment Providing a reader or interpreter

16. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Symbol Employer Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals is a “Two Ticks” disability symbol employer. 5 commitments To interview all applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy. To make every effort to retain staff with disabilities. To discuss with staff with disabilities at least once a year to discuss what can be done to help them develop and use their abilities. To train all staff to develop disability awareness. To review employers commitment to people with disabilities and let the Jobcentre Plus know about progress made in this area.

17. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Access to Work Scheme Access to Work is a government funded programme to support the employment of people with disabilities. Access to Work provides advice, assessments and funding for communication support worker, special equipments, adaptation to premises, help with travel to work, and adaptation to equipments or working environment. Pays all or part of of any additional cost involved in adjustments. Aims to encourage employers to recruit and retain people with disabilities.

18. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Equality Scheme The Disability Discrimination Regulations 2005 required NHS organisations to produce a Disability Equality Scheme that detailed how they intend to comply with the duty to promote equality by 4 December 2006. This was signed by the Trust Board on 7 th January 2007.

19. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals The essential elements of the Disability Equality Scheme A statement of how disabled people have been involved in developing the Scheme The Action Plan, outlines what are we are doing as a Trust and it’s available on the Trust’s intranet. Arrangements for gathering information about performance of the Trust on disability equality

20. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals The essential elements of the Disability Equality Scheme Arrangements for assessing the impact of the activities of the Trust on disability equality and improving these when necessary Details of how the Trust is going to use the information gathered, in particular in reviewing the effectiveness of its Action Plan and preparing subsequent Schemes.

21. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals The Disability Equality Action Plan for 2007 - 2010 now reflects: the priorities of disabled people within the Trust the strategic priorities of the Trust the specific outcomes to be achieved how the outcomes are to be measured and assessed who is responsible for delivering the specified outcomes a realistic timetable for delivering each outcome Leadership for each work stream of action points

22. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Disability Survey The Trust’s Disability Survey carried out in March 2007 involved disabled service users with a wide range of impairments and from a range of diverse backgrounds; Carers and advocates of people with disabilities; Representatives from organisations for individuals with disabilities and other chronic conditions Patient forum (with disabled members); People with disabilities from the wider community; Disabled staff; Staff side representatives..

23. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Formal Review in the Future The Trust’s Disability Scheme is reviewed every three years. The Trust encourages the involvement of people with disabilities. The Equality and Human Rights Committee holds a pivotal role of disseminating good practice across the Trust. All staff are encouraged to contribute to embedding principles of fairness, respect and equality in the way their everyday work is carried out.

24. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Question and Answers

25. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Thanks for Listening