Guidance for Board Members
The Trust took the lead in the regional review of the Guidance for Non-Executive Trust Board
members 2020. Consultation took place with key stakeholders including Equality Commission, NI
Human Rights Commission and various Trust Board members from across the region. The final
document was agreed in March 2020 with the launch planned for Autumn 2020.
The Guide is to ensure that all Board Members are aware of their
roles and responsibilities in relation to equality, good relations and
human rights and it reiterates the moral, ethical and business case
for equality, good relations and human rights in our organisation.
Equality
• The document will be launched during autumn 2020 to all HSC Board members across
the region by individual organisations.
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Facts & Figures
• The Chair, Chief Executive, Directors and Non-Executive
Directors are accountable for the overall performance
of the organisation in which matters of equality, good
relations and human rights are central to this
accountability and also to the discharge of governance
responsibilities
• Equality, good relations and human rights are everyone's
business and the guide will assist Board Members and
the Executive Team to support the effective
implementation of their duties.
Equality Team win NI HPMA Organisational Development, Learning
and Development Award
The HPMA (NI) awards are local awards
which recognise, reward and share
outstanding work in Human Resources
in HSCNI, by individuals and teams who
have made a real difference to their
organisation or department.
Pictured are left to right: Julie-Anne
Eccles, Equality Assistant, Sponsor - Andy
Shettle, Chief Product Officer, Selenity,
Kathey Neill, Equality Officer, Susan
Thompson, Equality Manager and Claire
Smyth, Assistant Director, HR OWD.
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