In 2022, NHS England launched a new Equality Delivery System 2022 framework following a review of the existing EDS2 toolkit. EDS 2022 is designed for both NHS commissioners and NHS providers and places a heavier focus on partnership working between ICS system partners. 

As part of a transitional year during 2022/23, the ICB and system partners (University Hospitals of Leicester UHL and Leicestershire Partnership Trust LPT) have placed a strong focus on planning three services to evaluate in 2023/24 as part of EDS Domain one’s ‘Commissioned or Provided Services’. All three organisations have also been collecting evidence for Domain 2 (Workforce Health and Well-being) and Domain 3 (Inclusive Leadership) for evaluation.

The ICB, UHL & LPT remain committed to using the EDS framework to support consistent assessment of our performance against EDS domains and promote involvement of our diverse communities.