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A PHENOLOGICAL STUDY ON STAFF EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE

Table of ContentsA phenological study on staff equality and diversity in health care................................................1CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1Overview of the study............................................................................................................1Research problem...................................................................................................................5Aim and objectives.................................................................................................................5Research questions.................................................................................................................5Framework and analysis.........................................................................................................6Chapter structure....................................................................................................................7Potential significance..............................................................................................................8CHAPTER 4- DATA ANALYSIS................................................................................................25REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................37

A phenological study on staff equality and diversity in health careCHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTIONOverview of the studyIn the current era of globalization, it is significant for companies to adhere to certainpolicies that make sure that discrimination is overcome and expectations of equality are alwaysattained within workplace. However, it is essential for employer to equally treat all the workersand provide them same set of responsibilities and opportunities regardless of their race, age, sexand disability (Oni, Jimoh and Adebisi, 2014). Staff equality within health care organization iscrucial as it aids in ensuring proper recruitment laws so that equal opportunities are provided tostaff in regard to render the best quality services to patients. Thus, it would help them to carryout best practices within firm and fulfil the needs of customers. The adhered legislation proves tobe effective and thus it ensures that working environment is always fostered and if any form ofdifference arises it should never be helpful in proving obstacle in career progression or maintainequality within workplace. However, there are varied of obstacles faced by companies in regardto enable staff equality and thus adhere to the minimum standards so that it does not affect thestaff equality in organization (Swanepoel and Archer, 2015). Equality promotes and fosters everybody's right to be different regarding free fromdiscrimination, valued as an individual, dignity and having choice with a right to assess ownbeliefs and values. However, staff equality evaluates that involving diverse workforce together towork towards common goals. It has been assessed that there is a much wider pool of skilled andtalented people available so that it embraces diversity and then it will reap the benefits in theform of improving productivity and attain shared targets (Barranco, Gilgado and Ortuno, 2013).Thus, staff equality is equally important concept within every organization as it is crucial forbusiness to provide equal opportunities to every employees and does not discriminate amongthem which helps in promoting and fostering everybody's right to be different regarding beingfree from discrimination and other self values and beliefs. However, staff equality in Kent healthcare organisation helps in ensuring that individuals or groups of individuals are not treateddifferently or less favourably regarding protecting their specific characteristics involving race,religion, disability and other demographic factors (Ranjbar, 2016). Through promoting equalityin care home within care providers it assists in overcoming discrimination and providing themthe best opportunities so that they can render appropriate services to patients. 1

Diversity is considered as the aim to recognise, respect and value individual's differencesin regard to contribute and realise their full potential through promoting an inclusive culture forall employees within firm. While, diversity within health care setting promotes ensuring equalpolicies and procedures for every individual and does not discriminate among each other.Diversity means that varied and different and thus such concept is more about equality in regardto create a culture that values individual differences and variety for the benefit of society as wellas firm (Stålhandske, Olofsson and Leimar, 2016). It is essential for each and every organizationto have diverse workforce that helps them to obtain wide range of ideas, skills and resources sothat business could attain a competitive edge in market. Moreover, it is also crucial for enterpriseto embrace diversity and thus reap benefits in regard to enhance diversity within workplace.Hence, diversity within health care setting helps to obtain wide range of workers with differentvaried skills and abilities and thus develop a broader perspective that aids in improvingproductivity and increase the profile within community (DeJaeghere and Wiger, 2013), As per the department of National Statistics (2015), there are around 61% almost 99,000of the majority of EU ethical minority who arrived within UK between 2011- 2015 weremigrants who form a diverse workforce. Thus, it evaluates that there were further 70%, 54% and52% people from EU15, EU8 and EU2 groups and there were not having any jobs to go to orwere looking for job (Cummings, 2014). Therefore, such figures could not be look over whenequality and diversity in health care sector is being discussed. It also aids in providing the bestfacilities to workers and recruiting them within organization. In the past 25 years, UK has beenfocusing upon maintaining equality and diversity and thus carry out effective practice so thatdesired results can be attained. However, exploring especially the equality and diversity aspectand thus implement the same within health and social care services. It helps in influencingworkforce and maintain diverse culture so that best services can be delivered to patients (Coghill,2015). Also, it could be assessed that expanding the social welfare services and enhancing theirbenefits in terms of carrying out enhancement in the educational expenditures so that equalityand diversity within workplace can be maintained. It also argues that discriminatory practicesshould not be carried out within workplace and thus each and every employee should be treatedequally. Therefore, it is significant aspect and thus human rights activists of UK develops civilrights and laws in regard to prevent discrimination within employment practices as well ascompensating for past discrimination activities (David, 2015). 2

Furthermore, equality and diversity is a challenging aspect within health care sector andthus despite widespread challenges it can be analysed that equality in health care sector assessthat there are shortages of nursing care workers that has led managers to outsource nurses andhealth care employees from developing countries in order to maintain diversity within workplace(Holloway and Wheeler, 2013). Also, through different sources it is being evident that healthcareworkers continues to encounter widespread discriminatory practices involving an overuse ofcomplaints and grievances against them. Thus, it being discussed in the Equal Opportunities Actand thus provide the best facilities to nursing workers in health care setting. However, in variousorganizations when women exhibited a dominant characteristic rather than playing a crucial rolein relation to undertake the best characteristics and promote equality and diversity withinworkplace (Aly, Tayeb and Balkhy, 2014). Also, appropriate testing needs to be done in respect of developing relationship betweengender/ethnicity and perceived gender discrimination in regard to assist managers and makethem understand business practices that affects workers perception of equality and diversity(Kodama, 2014). Hence, it is essential for managers of care setting to maintain cultural diversityand facilitate equality in relation to attain health care objectives. Care managers also aim toidentify the workforce ability and thus continues to be challenging for individuals workingwithin healthcare. Also, developing appropriate strategies would result in facilitating equalityand diversity within health care sector. Thus, Kent hospital aims to undertake both equality anddiversity in relation to manage the workforce and does not discriminate among them so that bestresults can be attained. Hence, it is crucial for health care managers to facilitate equality anddiversity and thus carry out the best transparency within firm (Hoffmann, Schumann and Richter,2016). Moreover, managers of health care sector aims to adopt appropriate equality and diversityin relation to perform the best practices and principles so that transparency could be maintainedwithin business functions. Moreover, it is significant for health care managers to carry outeffective perspective in relation to manage in relation to manage racially and culturally diverseemployees that helps in remaining complex and challenging task so that best results can beattained (Chen, Wang and Ni, 2013). They face several challenges in relation to manage staffequality and diversity within care home and thus undertake different tools so that appropriate3

results could be made. It also showcases that managers are effective and thus encourage workersto attain desired results. Further, it is also essential for managers to motivate culturally diverse workforce unless itcomes from certain types of cultural competency in regard to involve with both parties andcollaborate towards business goals (Man and Lee, 2014). It is also essential for health caremanagers to bring new policies and practices and thus serve equality aspect in relation toimprove business performance so that best results can be attained. Thus, it can be evaluated thateffective practices aims to undertake effective equality and diversity within workplace aims toprepare appropriate policies and regulations in regard to maintain equality and diversity withinKent organization. Equality and diversity effects upon both companies and staff and thus itproves to be beneficial for both employees and organization in relation to develop a good cultureand thus whole working environment is much better, productive and successful in regard toattain desired objectives (Banna, Hasan and Dawson, 2016).However, employees need to make sure that they should not be discriminated against inthe workplace and thus provide equal opportunities to workers in the form of providingpromotion and progression. It is considered as one the best ways through which performanceobjectives can be enhanced and measurable to reach a particular standard (Oni, Jimoh andAdebisi, 2014). Thus, it is evaluated that it aids in empowering the services and impact upon theprofitability of firm in market. Through such way managers of Kent health care setting needs toidentify the employees standards and thus develop better workplace environment in order toattain productive working environment within firm. For instance, if enterprise encountersdiscrimination practising within workplace it would result in affecting the employees anddecrease their morale so that best results could be attained. Thus, considering such aspect wouldresult in benefiting the employees working within health care setting and thus result in enhancingworkplace environment (Swanepoel and Archer, 2015). In the present dissertation, the phenological study on staff equality and diversity in healthcare will be studied. However, attempt would be made in regard to identify and discuss staffequality and diversity within Kent organization helps in assessing the best working environmentand does not discriminate between employees within health care sector. The dissertation will alsointend to analyse the different ways through which staff equality and diversity could be promotedin HSC (Barranco, Gilgado and Ortuno, 2013). Therefore, significant improvements are required4

to be made in relation to enhance quality performance and thus improve the business outcomes.Also, it is essential for health care managers to not discriminate among employees whilerecruiting them and thus hiring the best skilled workers so that they are able to render the bestquality services to patients. Thus, discussing upon equality and diversity within workplace wouldresult into affecting the best practices so that appropriate results can be attained in the form ofachieving success (Stålhandske, Olofsson and Leimar, 2016). Research problemStaff equality and diversity study identifies the key issues that has been faced bymanagers and employees in terms of assessing the equality and diversity in relation to attainultimate objectives that is being to offer practical strategies to managers and other working inhealth care home (DeJaeghere and Wiger, 2013). Thus, problem statement identified in relationto assess that is staff facing any issues while managing equality and diversity so that in order toovercome them different strategies are being used and support the patients in care setting. Aim and objectivesAim- To assess the phenological study on staff equality and diversity in healthcare. Objectives- To understand the equality and diversity views and issues from management/staffperspective.To find out what are the lessons that can be learned in order to improve good practices,eliminate discrimination and reduce inequality in healthcare sectors.To establish if there is glass ceiling in health care organizations. To find out if organizations are harmonised and fair in their recruitment process. Research questionsIn regard to formulate research questions it is an essential requirement as it helps indeveloping a strong framework for the study. In the current study, different research questionshave been formulated that are as follows-Understanding the equality and diversity views and issues from management/staffperspective?Finding out what are the lessons that can be learned in order to improve good practices,eliminate discrimination and reduce inequality in healthcare sectors?5

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