The safety and wellbeing of registrants is a shared responsibility across many people and organisations which all have an important role to play.
Employers have a legal duty to provide a working environment where staff are treated fairly and equally, free from unlawful discrimination and harassment.
You can expect your employer to take all reasonable steps to protect you and your fellow employees from discrimination.
Your employer must make sure you know how to raise a concern and are supported when you do. Public sector employers have an additional legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to consider how they can:
- stop discrimination for staff and service users
- help support equality and equal opportunities in the day-to-day running of the organisation
- help make good relations by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding of all protected characteristics.
Employers can learn more about their responsibilities and role in preventing discrimination on the Acas website.
We have further helpful information and resources for employers on our Employer Hub.
- How employers can protect workers from violence and aggression at work - Overview - HSE
- Stronger protection from violence for NHS staff - GOV.UK
- Closing the gap: a guide to addressing racial discrimination in disciplinaries (NHS Providers – includes case studies for workplaces)
- Bite-size guides to discrimination and equality at work | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- NHS Employers
- NHS – Race and Health Observatory
- A review of NHS Health Communications with (and for) Jewish Communities - NHS – Race and Health Observatory
- Resources | Civility Saves Lives
- Protect - Speak up stop harm - Whistleblowing Homepage
England
- NHS England » Civility and respect
- Equality diversity and inclusion in AHP | NHS England | Workforce, training and education
- Council of Deans of Health releases new report, Anti-racism in AHP Education: Building an Inclusive Environment. - Council of Deans of Health
Northern Ireland
- Health and Social Care Northern Ireland: Equality, Good Relations and Human Rights
- Being Open Framework for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland | Department of Health
- ECNI - Racial discrimination and race equality rights in the workplace
- Responding to Racism and Promoting Inclusion – guidance for social care employers | Department of Health
Scotland
- NHS Scotland Dignity at Work Project
- Bullying and Harassment Policy Overview | NHS Scotland
- NHS Grampian - Racism: Do not Suffer in Silence!
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Page updated on: 10/04/2026