We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do and celebrate the things that make us all unique. We believe that everyone should have equal access to our services and that our staff all have equality of opportunity.

No-one should face discrimination of any kind in our organisation. The Equality Act 2010 outlines a series of characteristics that are protected by law:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage or Civil Partnership
• Pregnancy or maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief (including lack of religion or belief)
• Sex
• Sexual orientation

Our commitment to equality ensures that everyone who we support and anyone works at the Trust does not face discrimination of any kind.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion we give an update on our progress each year in a series of reports.

In the sections below you’ll find our reports for this year and last year. If you’d like to access documents from earlier than 2017 please email liz.johnson@shsc.nhs.uk

We are currently looking at how to make our published reports accessible. If you require a version in an alternative format please email EDI@shsc.nhs.uk

If you’d like to find out more about our work on equality, diversity and inclusion, or you require any of our information in another format or translating into another language please contact Liz Johnson, Head of Equality and Inclusion, by emailing liz.johnson@shsc.nhs.uk or by calling 0114 2716703.