Pledges

Primary Care Trusts that are member of the Race for Health programme are committed to achieving real and measurable improvement for people from black and minority ethnic communities in relation to health, health services, health outcomes and employment within the NHS. To demonstrate this, all Race for Health PCTs have signed up to a number of pledges and key performance indicators as attached.

Download Pledges and Key Performance Indicators

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Performance Indicators for Member Primary Care Trusts

Primary Care Trusts that are member of the Race for Health programme are committed to achieving real and measurable improvement for people from black and minority ethnic communities in relation to health, health services, health outcomes and employment within the NHS.

To demonstrate this, all Race for Health PCTs pledge to:

  1. Achieve 100% compliance with the Race Relations Amendment Act with regards to:
    1. Producing and publishing an effective and comprehensive Race Equality Scheme;
    2. Collecting, analysing and publishing workforce data and ethnicity relating to selection, access to training, career progression, grievances and disciplinaries;
    3. Undertaking race equality impact assessments and publishing the results and related activities.
  2. Undertake and publish the results of race equality impact assessments of:
    1. Local Delivery Plan;
    2. Commissioning strategy;
    3. Workforce strategy.
  3. Demonstrate that race equality is effectively addressed at Board level through the PCT’s Board development programme.
  4. Develop detailed plans for activity and improvement on:
    1. Diabetes;
    2. Perinatal mortality;
    3. Coronary heart disease and stroke
    4. Mental health
      using the Race for Health template, attached, or an adaptation that will deliver the same measurable outcomes; and including appropriate mechanisms for capturing and reporting on patient experience.

PCTs that are members of Race for Health undertake to provide a written report of performance against these pledges, supported and endorsed by their Thinking Partner, by 31 March 2008.