Equality and diversity: Improving the working lives of doctors
Research undertaken for BMA Northern Ireland
April 2006
References
1 BMA (2004) Valuing diversity: BMA equal opportunities guidelines. London: BMA. Members login and read more here.
2 BMA (2004) Career barriers in medicine: doctors’ experiences. London: BMA. Read more here.
3 Information relating to the equality legislative context for this undertaking, detailed below, is taken from publications supplied by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, including information publicly available on its website. Read more here.
4 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2002) The Employers’ Handbook, Guide to Employment Law & Good Practice. Belfast: Labour Relations Agency.
5 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (no date) Code of Practice- Fair Employment in Northern Ireland: chapter 5 (excerpts) – the Role of Employers. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
6 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2005) Disability Code of Practice: Employment and Occupation. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
7 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2002) Code of Practice for elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity in Employment: For Employers Part 2. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
8 ibid, p3, p26, p4 respectively.
9 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2004) Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Northern Ireland, The Law and Good Practice, Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (NI) 2003. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
10 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2005) Disability Code of Practice: Employment and Occupation. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
11 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2002) The Employers’ Handbook, Guide to Employment Law & Good Practice. Belfast: Labour Relations Agency.
12 ibid, p113.
13 ibid, p118.
14 ibid, p121.
15 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2004) Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Northern Ireland, The Law and Good Practice, Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (NI) 2003. Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
16 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2004) Model Harassment Policy (revised). Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
17 Ibid.
18 Promoting Equality of Opportunity: A Single Equality Bill for Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. Read more here.
19 Ibid.
20 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2004) Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Guide to the Statutory Duties (revised). Belfast: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
21 Ibid.
22 ibid, pp53-54.
23 ibid, p36.
24 ibid, p43.
25 ibid, p96.
26 Equality and Diversity: Age Discrimination in Employment and Vocational Training. Read more here.
27 NHS Employers org. Improving working lives. Read more here.
28 Health Policy and Economic Research Unit (2005) BMA cohort study of 1995 medical graduates – 10th report. London: BMA. Read more here.
29 Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, Research briefing 21, March 2005, p2. Read more here.
30 Robson, Colin (2002) Real World Research, A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioners Researchers, Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.