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How wider inequalities in society impact on health outcomes – a Wakefield perspective

How wider inequalities in society impact on health outcomes – a Wakefield perspective. Rachel Payling – Health Improvement Principal Wakefield Council. Background. 11 years working with HMP & YOI New Hall and HMP Wakefield to improve health outcomes

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How wider inequalities in society impact on health outcomes – a Wakefield perspective

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  1. How wider inequalities in society impact on health outcomes – a Wakefield perspective Rachel Payling – Health Improvement Principal Wakefield Council

  2. Background • 11 years working with HMP & YOI New Hall and HMP Wakefield to improve health outcomes • Experience of working around Substance Use and Alcohol • Lead for Domestic Abuse from a health perspective • Lead for Sexual Health and HIV and LGB and T issues • Lead for providing the health input in to the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements – establishing appropriate health services for Schedule 1 offenders • Lead for community engagement, cohesion, equalities, VCSE support, volunteering and Prevent

  3. The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) • All local public sector organisations have to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) set out in the Equality Act 2010, which came into force in April 2011 and it is our responsibility to support and embed the knowledge, learning and experience of how this can be best achieved • Replaces the previous, separate equality duties and has been extended to cover the nine characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation

  4. Why are we here today? Public sector organisations must have due regard to each in the exercise of their functions to: • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010 • Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not • Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not

  5. Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Prioritieswww.wakefield.gov.uk/hwb

  6. How are we working with our communities to tackle inequalities? • Embedding equalities in to the Area Working Model, the four key strands being: empowering communities, stronger partnerships, moving resources to early intervention and learning and intelligence • Working closely with our VCSE colleagues through NOVA Wakefield District and the Wakefield Assembly • Embedding the learning from Troubled Families • Supporting the Equalities, Cohesion and Hate Crime agenda to inform our commissioning

  7. Q & A session and sharing of knowledge, experiences and skills

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