title: How the Equality Act affects you.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*