This course has been created by Josie Hastings.       

Josie Hastings has considerable experience in the training, advisory and consultancy field and specialises in the areas of Equality and Diversity; Dealing with Harassment and Bullying; Managing Poor Performance; Conducting Appraisals and Dealing with Violence and Aggression in the Workplace. She has run these courses for the whole dental team for the last 15 years, predominately for NHS Health Education Midlands but also for the Welsh Deanery.

In addition she has run sessions for the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) and the Faculty for General Dental Practice (FGDP) at the Royal College of Surgeons in London for Faculty staff and General Dental Practitioners across the UK. Before becoming a trainer she worked for both RADAR (Royal Association for Disability Rights) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

This course covers Equality and Diversity in the healthcare setting.

Included in your 1 year subscription for the course, you can join our unique Facebook group to post questions directly to Josie Hastings.

Verifiable CPD hours = 2

Aim

Provide an update on the legislation around equality and diversity.

Objectives

1. Raise awareness of what is meant by equality and harassment in the workplace.
2. Assist you in dealing with allegations or incidents of discrimination.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course you will have:

1. know the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 with regard to discrimination and harassment at work.
2. know what is meant by a reasonable adjustment on grounds of disability.
3. know how to deal with allegations or incidents of discrimination, at work across all the protected characteristics.

GDC Development Outcomes: A, B, D