Our commitment to become an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory organisation
We have launched our anti-racism and anti-discrimination commitments, drawing on discussions with nearly 1,200 members of staff and 11 community groups as well as on our equity and inclusion journey to date.
People from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to experience unfairness in NHS organisations like ours, whether as patients or members of staff. It’s a similar picture for other minoritised groups, such as women or disabled people or people from LGBTQ+ or religious communities. This is not acceptable and, while we have made significant progress over the past six years to become a fairer and more inclusive organisation, we have much more to do.
Over the past year, we have organised discussions with a wide range of community organisations – as well as with staff groups – to help build a shared understanding of what equity and inclusion means for us and what we must do to get there. The insight and ideas from these conversations helped us to develop our organisational commitment which sets out a systemic approach to challenging and changing everything we do. It sits alongside an individual commitment we expect all our staff to make, supported by an interactive self-assessment tool, resources and training. We have published our commitment together with a summary of our actions and achievements to improve equity and inclusion to date and plans for our next steps.
Read our commitment and find out more about our equity and inclusion improvements and plans.
Coinciding with publication of our anti-racism and anti-discrimination commitments, and National Inclusion Week, we have unveiled our collaboration with photographer JJ Keith on his Open Britain series. He has created portraits of 24 first-generation immigrants working in our Trust, showcasing their unique stories and the vital role they play within our hospitals.
