“The six Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland have worked in partnership to develop new draft Equality and Disability Action Plans for 2023-28. These draft equality and disability action plans outline the proposed actions to be taken forward by the Health and Social Care Trusts over the next 5 years to address Section 75 inequalities, and to promote positive attitudes towards people with a disability and to encourage participation in public life. We are now seeking views on our draft Equality and Disability Action Plans and welcome your feedback regarding the potential impact of our proposed actions or how they could be improved.
We are keen to hear from anyone – service users, carers, staff and trade unions and we value input from those with lived experience.
All comments should be returned to the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Equality Unit.”
Information above From the Northern Trust’s website at : https://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about-the-trust/involving-you/consultations/disabilityandequality/
>QUESTIONNAIRE AVAILABLE BELOW to help you respond to this Consultation.
You can provide your feedback on the draft plans by completing the consultation proforma. The Northern Trust have also provided a word version of the consultation proforma available.
Consultation Deadline tomorrow Monday 25th September 2023
HOW TO REPLY
- Once it has downloaded -open the Word version of the consultation file and you can start to edit it.
- You will need to fill in your name and your email address on page 1 and answer the Equality and Disability Plan Qs and if you want to answer the Equality Monitoring Data Questions 10- 20 you can fill them in too.
- Then Save your filled in consultation questionaire version to your device with a New file name of your choice.
Instructions for those not used to replying to consultations through email
- Save file to your device (then Save as a new filename) eg ‘word consultation proforma RSmith or Add your intitals’
- Login to your Email, then Select Write New Email/Pen icon/compose
- Attach the renamed file to your email using the (paperclip icon/Insert/Attach option)
- Type the recipients email address into the To field: equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net
- Subject field : Response to HSC NI Equality Disability Action Plans 2023 -28 Consultation
- Write a short message e.g. Please find attached my consultation response and Hit Send
- Send your responses to equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net by tomorrow Monday 25th September 2023:
WHY IS THIS CONSULTATION IMPORTANT?
Consultations are one of the best ways to get straight to the decision makers, and stand up for the services we are entitled to in this area.
We all have a say in how our Public Money is spent and have to speak up at every opportunity for Equal Treament and against removal of Regional Emergency Services and specialist Acute inpatient services in Daisy Hill and campaign for the Major new Specialist Acute Hospital building in Newry City for our large population, which was promised at Government level in 2005.
NOTE
Online Consultation Page says the closing date is 30th September 2023 – see link below
https://consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/hsc/hscni-equality-and-disability-action-plans/
Consultation References and Links
How to give your Feedback (From the Northern Trust )
You can provide your feedback on the draft plans by completing the consultation proforma. We also have a word version of the consultation proforma available.
Alternatively, we welcome your views in any format. Please contact the Equality Unit at 028 2766 1377 or equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net
You can write to the Equality Unit at Route Complex, 8e Coleraine Road, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6BP.
Online Consultation
https://consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/hsc/hscni-equality-and-disability-action-plans/
Other Useful links
POPULATION INFO LINK
*For important info on Misrepresented LGD population sizes at :
https://savedaisyhillhospital.com/2023/07/01/playing-with-numbers-playing-with-peoples-lives/
Registrar General NI Link (which confirms although the 11 council model is in place since 2014, Health Trusts remain under the 26 council model). See below
https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/Maps-of-NI-Health-Trusts-and-Local-Government-Districts.pdf (see p 1& p2)
Link to Registrar General Northern Ireland Annual Report 2015 (Publication date: 31 August 2016)
Appendix 6 Northern Ireland’s Health & Social Care Trusts and Local Government Districts
Appendix 7 Northern Ireland’s 11 Local Government Districts 2015
The Equality Commission for NI : https://www.equalityni.org/
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission : https://nihrc.org/
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland: https://www.copni.org/
NI Commissioner for Children and Young People: www.niccy.org/
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