Equality and Diversity Information Needs Survey

NHS North West is planning to build an online library of quantitative and qualitative equality data, as well as references to other resources that can help inform a wide range of activities where an understanding of population, workforce and service user diversity is essential.

The purpose of this survey is to help inform and prioritise planning in terms of the kinds of users and the kinds of information that are needed.

We've made the questionnaire short so that it should not take more than a few moments to complete. We don't ask for your name but we do ask some basic questions about your work so that we can understand how needs may differ between different kinds of potential user.

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1. What kind of organisation do you represent? (Pick one)

What kind of organisation do you represent? (Pick one) Strategic Health Authority Primary Care Trust Acute NHS Trust Mental Health or Specialist Trust Community / Voluntary Group Local Authority	Education Police Government Office Development Agency 4 North West
Other (please specify)

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2. What role (or roles) do you fulfil in the above organisation?

What role (or roles) do you fulfil in the above organisation? Equality and Diversity Lead

Director / Ass. Director

Managerial

Clinical Staff (Consultant, Nursing, Allied Health Professionals)

Administrative

Other (please specify)

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3. Which of the following do you produce or deliver? (Tick all that apply)

Which of the following do you produce or deliver? (Tick all that apply) Strategic Plans (eg Commissioning, workforce, etc..) Policies and Procedures Equality Impact Assessments Equality Schemes Training PPI / PALS / Complaints Activities	Commissioning Plans Public Health Governance Procurement / Contracts Communications
Other (please specify)

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4. Which are the equality areas where you have the greatest need for information at the moment? (Tick all that apply)

Which are the equality areas where you have the greatest need for information at the moment? (Tick all that apply) Gender Black / Minority Ethnic Disability Sexual Orientation Religion or Belief	Age Transgender Carers Deprivation
Other (please specify). You can also use this box to qualify any of the above or explain a specific current search requirement

5. Which are the equality areas where you find it relatively EASY to obtain information?

Which are the equality areas where you find it relatively EASY to obtain information?

6. Please can you provide examples of recent searches you've carried out for data or information?

E.g. Codes of practice, Sections under the Mental Health Act by ethnicity in your area.

Please can you provide examples of recent searches you've carried out for data or information? E.g. Codes of practice, Sections under the Mental Health Act by ethnicity in your area.

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7. Is any information you need 'sensitive' (in the sense that restricted access might need to be provided for certain kinds of user such as NHS staff vs external stakeholders)?

Is any information you need 'sensitive' (in the sense that restricted access might need to be provided for certain kinds of user such as NHS staff vs external stakeholders)? No

Yes (please explain)

8. How often do you think you will use a regional information library when it is available?

How often do you think you will use a regional information library when it is available? Daily

Weekly

Once a Month

Other (please specify)

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9. Which sources do you currently consult when looking for information to support Equality and Diversity work? (Tick all that apply)

Which sources do you currently consult when looking for information to support Equality and Diversity work? (Tick all that apply) Government Legislation

Official Codes of Practice

Department of Health website or publications

Office of National Statistics (ONS)

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Government Equalities Office (GEO)

Public Health Observatory

NHS Information Centre

NHS Commissioning Specialist Library

NHS National Centre for Health Outcomes Development

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

NHS Jobs

Healthcare Commission

Skills for Health

Regional Development Agency

Government Office

World Health Organisation

QOF Datasets

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Internal workforce datasets (eg personnel / payroll)

PALS / PPI reports / datasets

Other (please specify)

10. What data and information do you have in your own collection which you would be willing and able to share with other organisations by contributing to the library?

(E.g. EIAs, local demographic data, regional reports or national briefings)

What data and information do you have in your own collection which you would be willing and able to share with other organisations by contributing to the library? (E.g. EIAs, local demographic data, regional reports or national briefings)

Equality and Diversity Information Needs

*1. What kind of organisation do you represent? (Pick one)

*2. What role (or roles) do you fulfil in the above organisation?

*3. Which of the following do you produce or deliver? (Tick all that apply)

*4. Which are the equality areas where you have the greatest need for information at the moment? (Tick all that apply)

5. Which are the equality areas where you find it relatively EASY to obtain information?

6. Please can you provide examples of recent searches you've carried out for data or information?E.g. Codes of practice, Sections under the Mental Health Act by ethnicity in your area.

*7. Is any information you need 'sensitive' (in the sense that restricted access might need to be provided for certain kinds of user such as NHS staff vs external stakeholders)?

8. How often do you think you will use a regional information library when it is available?

*9. Which sources do you currently consult when looking for information to support Equality and Diversity work? (Tick all that apply)

10. What data and information do you have in your own collection which you would be willing and able to share with other organisations by contributing to the library?(E.g. EIAs, local demographic data, regional reports or national briefings)

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1. What kind of organisation do you represent? (Pick one)

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2. What role (or roles) do you fulfil in the above organisation?

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3. Which of the following do you produce or deliver? (Tick all that apply)

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4. Which are the equality areas where you have the greatest need for information at the moment? (Tick all that apply)

6. Please can you provide examples of recent searches you've carried out for data or information?

E.g. Codes of practice, Sections under the Mental Health Act by ethnicity in your area.

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7. Is any information you need 'sensitive' (in the sense that restricted access might need to be provided for certain kinds of user such as NHS staff vs external stakeholders)?

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9. Which sources do you currently consult when looking for information to support Equality and Diversity work? (Tick all that apply)

10. What data and information do you have in your own collection which you would be willing and able to share with other organisations by contributing to the library?

(E.g. EIAs, local demographic data, regional reports or national briefings)