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Consultation on Equality and Disability Action Plans 2023-28

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. The draft plans have been informed by an audit of inequalities and engagement with experts by experience and key stakeholders.

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.

We are consulting for 16 weeks beginning 5 June 2023, all comments should be returned to the Equality Unit by 25 September 2023.


  • Consultation Documents

    Consultation letter – signed by all Trust CEs

    Consultation Letter Easy Read

    Draft Equality Action Plan

    Draft Equality Action Plan Easy Read

    Draft Disability Action Plan

    Draft Disability Action Plan Easy Read

    ISL and BSL translations of the 2 draft Plans – coming soon

    Audit of Inequalities

    You can provide your feedback on the draft plans by completing the consultation proforma.

    Alternatively we welcome your views in any format. Please contact the Equality Unit 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

  • How to give your feedback

    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

  • Alternative Formats

    If you have any queries about the consultation documents, and their availability in alternative formats (including Braille, disk, audio and minority languages) then please contact the Equality Unit on equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net or telephone 028 2766 1377.

    English: This document can be made available in minority ethnic languages, on request, to meet the needs of those not fluent in English.

    Polish: Aby wyjść naprzeciw potrzebom osób, które nie mówią biegle po angielsku, ten Plan Działania może być udostępniony w językach mniejszości etnicznych na życzenie.

    Lithuanian: Šis veiksmų Planas pareikalavus gali būti pateiktas tautiniu mažumu kalbomis, kad atitiktų sklandžiai nemokančių anglų kalbos poreikius.

    Portuguese: O Plano de Ação está disponível, à pedido, em outras línguas, para atender às necessidades das pessoas que não são fluentes na língua Inglesa.

    Tetum: Aksaun Planu ida né,se bele fo ou halo iha liafuan etnika minoria sira nian, nebe bele husu, para bele ajuda ba ema sira nebe la hatene koalia lian Inglés.

    Latvian: Šis darbības plāns var būt pieejams mazākumtautību valodās pēc pieprasījuma, lai palīdzētu tiem, kam ir nepietiekamas angļu valodas zināšanas.

    Russian: Сейчас план проводимой работы может быть доступен так же на языках этнических меньшинств, по просьбе тех, кто не владеет свободно английским языком.

    Czech: ‘Aby byly uspokojeny potřeby těch, kteří nemluví plynule anglicky, je možné tento návrh Akčního plánu na požádání poskytnout v jazycích etnických menšin.’

    Slovak: Tento Akčný Plán môže byť na požiadanie dostupný v jazykoch národnostných menšín z dôvodu zabezpečenia potrieb tých, ktorí nie sú spôsobilí mu porozumieť v angličtine.

    Chinese- (Cantonese): 這行動計劃草案將會根據需求被翻譯成各種小數族裔語言去迎合那些英語不流利的人士的需要