The Equality Act 2010: Five years on

The Equality Act 2010 and mental health.

One aim of the Equality Act 2010 is to protect people with disabilities and prevent disability discrimination. We review the key provisions of the Act relevant to disability discrimination with respect to mental illness.

The National Cancer Act--the first five years.

Cancer, in its various forms, is one of society's most dread diseases. It has long occupied the attention of many workers in the biomedical field. Their efforts at finding a cause, preventing or curing the disease have been generously supported over the past several decades by both public and private funds. In 1970 a group of knowledgeable consultants representing many different scientific fiel...

Pay Equity After the Equality Act 2010: Does Sexual Orientation Still Matter?

Using nationally-representative linked employer-employee data for Britain I find bisexual men earn around 31% less per hour than heterosexual men, a differential that falls to 20% having controlled for demographic, job and workplace characteristics. The gap is apparent within workplaces and within detailed occupational classifications. There is no wage differential between gay and heterosexual ...

How the Equality Act affects you.

This article examines what the Equality Act 2010 covers and how it affects nurses and healthcare organisations. It outlines the main groups the act sets out to protect and the protection it offers, and describes how this law differs from previous legislation.

Captopril: five years on.