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Gender Equality Scheme

Whipps Cross University Hospital is committed to making gender equality a reality in the lives of our patients, employees and the whole community.

Gender Equality - our duty

The Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) 1975 has been amended by The Equality Act of 2006, and has been extended to cover all public functions.

This Act places a statutory duty on all public authorities (including NHS organisations) when carrying out their functions, to have due regard to the need to:

  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment that is unlawful under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975(SDA).
  • In relation to employment and vocational training (including further and higher education), eliminate discrimination and harassment against transsexual individuals.
  • Eliminate discrimination that is unlawful under the Equal Pay Act 1970 (EqPA).
  • To promote equality of opportunity between men and women.

The Gender Equality Scheme is is now available - please click on link below to download.  The scheme will have a further review during the February and March 2010. 

The Action Plan documents are available also below.

If you have can comments to make regarding equality, please contact us:

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