Freedom of Information

1. Since 07 December 2022 has the Trust issued newly recruited staff with advice and guidance about what language to use in their verbal and written communications with colleagues and or patients/clients/service users and or the relatives of patients/clients/service users and or other members of the public?

2. Since 07 December 2022 has the Trust issued existing staff with advice and guidance about what language to use in their verbal and written communications with colleagues and or patients/clients/service users and or the relatives of patients/clients/service users and or other members of the public?

3. Irrespective of whether guidance was issued to new or existing staff (as described above) are staff currently working in accordance with written advice and guidance about what language to use in their verbal and written communications with colleagues and or patients/clients/service users and or the relatives of patients/clients/service users and or other members of the public?

(This advice may be issued by the Trust in a bid to improve equality and or inclusion and or diversity. This guidance will also include but will not be limited to guidance on what words and or terms and or phrases and or descriptions to avoid and what words and or terms and or phrases and or descriptions to use. If the answer is yes can you please provide copies of this advice and guidance.)