Equalities resources

We’ve gathered a range of resources that we hope you find helpful.

We will continue to review and update this section to make sure the information remains current and useful. 

Age 

• Adult Social Care in Scotland - Equality evidence review  

• Older People in care homes - Sex, Sexuality and Intimate Relationships 

• Generations working together  

• Luminate 

• Children's health in care in Scotland 

• Child poverty - Black and minority ethnic children  

• ELC provision for children with learning disabilities in Scotland 

• Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) 

Care experience  

• The Promise  

• Plan 24-30 Scotland 

• Care experienced people's rights and the Scottish Human Rights Bill  

• Iriss Insight- Born into Care  

• Care experienced people's rights  

Disability 

• A Rights Blether 

• Charter of Rights for people with Dementia and their Carers in Scotland 

• My Home Life 

• The State of Our Rights 

• The keys to life  

• Autism and Neurodiversity across the Lifespan – learning resources 

• Tackling inequalities in care for people with learning disabilities and autistic people 

• Understanding Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination 

• The Equality Act and Disabled people 

• Disabled people  

• Scottish Government A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: 

• The Social Model of Disability 

• Literature review of dementia research  

• Dementia in Scotland: Everyone's story  

• Inequalities in dementia - literature review by CQC  

• Disabled people's rights in Scotland 

• Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (UNCRPD) 

• Human rights issues facing people with learning disabilities   

Race 

• Examples of culturally appropriate care 

• SCRA - Ethnic Minorities Research report 

• Racial inequality and mental health services 

Religion and belief 

• Spiritual Care Matters 

Rural and Island Communities 

• Improving palliative and end of life care in remote, rural and island communities  

Sex 

• Close the Gap has developed a free, online self-assessment tool designed specifically for smaller employers. The Think Business, Think Equality tool enables you to assess your employment practices, and provides tailored advice and guidance on how small changes to the way you run your business can make a big difference to you and your employees. 

• The Overlooked Inequalities Faced by Women with Social Care Needs – Centre for Adult Social Care Research 

• Social inequalities in the use of formal and informal home care in older women: evidence from a large UK cohort study

Sexual orientation/gender reassignment 

• Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps  

• The Care Home Guide for Creating Inclusive Residential Care for LGBTQ+ Elders  

• LGBTQ+ Older Adults and Social Care Assessment (LOSCA) Project 

• Addressing the unmet needs of older LGBTQ+ individuals and those living with dementia 

• LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Ageing and Dementia  

Trauma Informed Resources 

• Roadmap for Creating Trauma-Informed and Responsive Change: Guidance for Organisations, Systems and Workforces in Scotland   

Other useful resources

• Care about Rights   

• Health and Human Rights: Rights-based decision-making in health care settings 

• Human Rights in Health and Social Care - Putting it into Practice. Case studies from Scotland. 

• The Human rights act in real life  

• Inequalities in Care 

• Guidance on human rights charter for technology and digital in social care 

• Equality, diversity and inclusion in care and health 

• Promoting equality in end of life care 

• Scottish Government Equality and human rights mainstreaming strategy 

• Scottish Government Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Toolkit 

• Hard Edges Report 

• Experiences of self-directed support  

• The state of health and health inequalities in Scotland  

• Equalities Considerations for Housing, Homelessness, Health and Care