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<p>It is the responsibility of each National Health Service organisation as individual
employers, to ensure all workforce policies and procedures comply with the Equality
Act 2010. This includes policies and procedures to prevent all forms of unlawful discrimination,
including bullying, harassment and victimisation from other staff, patients or other
members of the public.</p><p>Policies and procedures should be easily accessible to
staff and managers and should be regularly monitored and reviewed by organisation
boards in partnership with staff-side representatives. Employers provide a range of
support services for their employees, including counselling, Freedom to Speak Up guardians,
other staff trained to support affected colleagues, bullying hotlines and mediation.</p><p>The
Department is committed to supporting NHS organisations in this via the Social Partnership
Forum’s ‘Creating positive workplace cultures and tackling bullying in the NHS - a
collective call to action’, the Alliance of Healthcare Organisations committed to
civility and respect throughout the NHS and the new offer for staff being developed
as part of the People Plan.</p>
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