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Our equality plan for 2019 to 2020
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This is an easy read version of the plan called ‘Our equality plan 2019 – 2020’.
May 2019
How to use this documentThis is an easy read version. The words and their meaning are easy to read and understand. You may need support to read and understand this document. Ask someone you know to help you.
Some words may be hard to understand. They are in bold purple writing. They have been explained in a box below the word. If the hard word is used again it is in normal purple writing. You can check what they mean on page 16.
Where the document says we, this means the Board of Community Health Councils and Community Health Councils. To get this information in a different way contact:
Address: Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
3rd Floor, 33 - 35 Cathedral RoadCardiff, CF11 9HB
Website: www.communityhealthcouncils.org.uk
Phone: 029 2023 5558
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ContentsPage
How to use this document.................................2Contents..........................................................3Introduction.....................................................4About this plan.................................................5Our aim and equality objectives........................6What we will do in 2019 to 2020........................8Have your say................................................12How do you contact us?..................................13Hard words....................................................16
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Introduction
This plan has been written by the Board of Community Health Councils with Community Health Councils. It is part of a bigger plan about equality.
Equality means treating people fairly and making sure they have the same chances.
We have written this plan with Community Health Councils (CHCs). Our job is to make sure CHCs are being run well.
There are 7 CHCs in Wales. They represent the voice of patients in their areas. And help people have a say in their health services.
This plan is about what we will do in 2019 to 2020 to achieve the aims of our bigger plan for equality.
About this planWe have worked together with the CHCs to
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make sure equality and diversity is at the centre of all our work.
Diversity means people are not all the same.
For example, people come from different backgrounds, make different choices or are good at different things.
This plan says: what our aim for equality is what our equality objectives are what we want to do in 2019-2020 to
achieve our aim and equality objectives.
Equality objectives are the important things we must do to make our work in Wales fair for everyone.
We know that certain people can be discriminated against.
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Discrimination is when you are treated badly or unfairly because of who you are.
For example because you are a man or woman. Or because you have a disability.
And we know that there can be big differences to the way people get health care. And that discrimination may lead to people:
not having the same chance to get services
not being listened to.
We want all our plans to help stop any kind of discrimination in our work.
Community Health Councils must take care of the needs of the people in their own area. This means the work of one CHC may be different to another.
Our equality plan also says how we employ people. And give the same chances to everyone.
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Our staff are employed by the Powys Teaching Health Board. So we make sure we follow the Powys Teaching Health Board plans about equality.
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Our aim and equality objectives
Our aim:
For everyone to be included in our work. And for everyone to have the chance to have a say about their NHS.
Our equality objectives:
Work with others to find better ways to hear from everyone. Including people who are most at risk. And may not otherwise get a say.
Change the way we work so we can reach people who get care out of hospitals. And make sure our information and services are easy to get and use.
Work with people and our partners to make sure we focus on the things that matter most. And to make sure our work makes a real difference to people.
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Work with partners old and new to have the best chances of making a difference.
Keep checking our membership is diverse. And find new ways to get different types of members. So we can represent different types of people well.
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What we will do in 2019 to 2020
We have listened to what people have told us. And we have been checking our work on equality and diversity.
This has helped us decide what we should do in 2019-2020 to meet our aim for equality.
This year we will:
Continue to find volunteers from diverse groups of communities to become members.
look at new ways to get more volunteers from a diverse background.
make sure our work place is healthy and fair to new members.
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write a report on our membership. And any changes over last 3 years.
Help CHCs know what groups of people they are not good at working with. So they can do work that gets those groups of people involved.
Think about equality and diversity when planning how we reach people.
Check the diversity of the people we speak to. This includes talking to people face to face and using surveys and forms.
Keep checking the ways we use to speak to people. Check they are fair and reach lots of different types of people.
Check the diversity of the people who use our Advocacy Service.
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Write a report on the people we work with. And say how we can reach more or different types of people where needed.
Check CHCs are following their duties for making sure everyone can get involved in their work.
use feedback from CHC members to check and support CHCs to be fair and equal.
Work with national organisations and groups to help CHCs be fair and equal.
work with people from the deaf/blind community to write a guide about working with deaf people.
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Work with partners to write a guide for deaf people about Putting Things Right - making a complaint to the NHS.
find out what people with sight or hearing loss have to say about their care.
Make our equal pay information open to the public.
Bring trans allies into our workplace.
Trans allies is a project that helps staff support transgender people at work.
Transgender people are people who are born as one sex and want to live as the other sex. For example a person who looks like a man may feel inside like a woman.
Make sure the CHCs recruitment information helps make equal chances for people.
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Help CHC staff and members take part in events and activities that celebrate diversity.
Follow the law about using the Welsh language
Make sure we follow the new rules when they are given in May 2019.
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Have your say
We want to know what you think about our plan for 2019 to 2020.
You can:
fill out an online form
telephone
Write a letter
Or if you are having an event or meeting and would like us to go please let us know. And tell us:
What the event is about?
Who will take part in the event?
What type of event is it? For example a meeting or workshop.
What you would like us to talk about?
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How do you contact us?You can contact us or your local Community Health Council. You can find the details below:
Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
33 / 35 Cathedral RoadCardiffCF11 9HB
02920235558
Aneurin Bevan CHCRaglan HouseLlantarnam Business ParkCwmbranNP44 3A
01633 838516
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg CHCTŷ AnturNavigation ParkAbercynonCF45 4SN
01443 405830
Hywel Dda CHCSuite 5, 1st FloorTŷ MyrddinOld Station RoadCarmarthenSA31 1BT
01267 231384
North Wales CHCUnit 11, Chestnut CourtFfordd y ParcParc MenaiBangor, GwyneddLL57 4F
01248 679284
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South Glamorgan CHCProCopy Business CentreParc Tŷ GlasLlanishenCF14 5DU
02920 750112
Swansea Bay CHC1st Floor Cimla HospitalCimlaNeathSA11 3SU
01639 683490
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Powys CHCNeuadd BrycheiniogCambrian WayBreconLD3 7HR
01874 624206
Hard wordsDiscriminationDiscrimination is when you are treated badly or unfairly because of who you are. For example because you are a man or woman. Or because you have a disability. DiversityDiversity means people are not all the same. For example, people come from different backgrounds, make different choices or are good at different things.Equality Equality means treating people fairly and making sure they have the same chances.Equality objectives Equality objectives are the important things we must do to make our work in Wales fair for everyone.Trans allies Trans allies is a project that helps staff support transgender people at work.Transgender Transgender people are people who are born as one sex and want to live as the other sex. For example a person who looks like a man may feel inside like a woman.
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