National initiatives

Question 1

What is EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission)

Answer 1

• has a website which provides information, advice
  and guidance about discrimination for SP and SU
• provides definitions of different types of
  discrimination
• advice on how you can decide if what happened
  was against equality law / advises on rights
• advises on how to make a discrimination
  complaint

Question 2

What is NICE- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Answer 2

• provide evidence based guidelines on how particular conditions should be treated
• provide guidelines on how public health and social care services can best support people
• provide information services for those managing and providing health and social care