How we are addressing
gender issues
In effect since April 2007, the ‘Gender Equality Duty’ is the biggest change in sex equality law in 30 years. All public bodies are required to promote equal opportunity between men and women and to eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment.
For the NHS, this includes ensuring that all services are responsive to the different needs of men and women.
Examples of work in NHSGGC include:
Work on gender based violence, developing over a number of years, and the production of an NHS GG&C Gender Based Violence Action Plan.
‘Thrive’ counselling service for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This service works with men to help them understand the trauma they have experienced and positively challenges male stereotyping that can deter men from seeking help when they need it most.
A mental health initiative showing that taking gender and poverty into account improved women’s health and their satisfaction with the service
Work with addictions, mental health, maternity services and children and families together teams to look at how gender and poverty can be taken into account by health and social care workers.
