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Managing Diversity and Inequality in Health Care
There is no such thing as a typical citizen. People's needs and concerns differ : between women and men for example, between the young and the old; and between those of different social, cultural and educational backgrounds and people with disabilities. Some of these concerns have not been given recognition in the past. We must understand the needs of people and respond to them. This too, is a crucial part of modernising government (NHSE 2000).rnrnThis except from the current government's equalities framework which provides national guidance for the NHS is the ideal epigraph for these prefacing words. Thet the differences and similarities which distinguish and unite us also challengeour intellect, emotions and skills in the workplace is increasingly being acknowledge. Developing competencies to manage diversity and inequality is particularly pertinent for nurses who provide care and support to people at their most vulnerable. Embracing this challenge and its accompanying enrichment is what this book is about.
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