📢 The NHS Staff Council Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group has published new guidance to support staff, line managers, trade union representatives and staff networks to build #disability #inclusive workplaces.

Access the guidance here 👇 bit.ly/3TLSoC9

Take a look at the key findings from the newly published #WDES Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2023 report @WDESNews.

Find out what actions you need to take to ensure our #NHS is inclusive towards disabled people.

Access the report findings 👇 bit.ly/3x1mU3e

The NHS has never been more diverse than it is today.

Today both the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard and the NHS Workforce Disability Equality Standard have been published. Read about the progress being made and the work happening to improve further. england.nhs.uk/2024/03/nhs-ex…

Joan Saddler NHS Confederation responds to the publication of the #WRES #WDES 2023 reports NHS WRES team @WDESNews.

“It is encouraging to see more BME and disabled leaders progressing in their careers. The challenge now will be to keep them in those roles.'

bit.ly/3x4nEEP

🚀We are thrilled to be at the launch of NHS England's new Deaf and Hard of Hearing Network.

This network will support #NHS organisations to improve the experience of deaf and hard of hearing staff and patients.

#DHOHnetwork

📢 Less than one week to go until NHS England launches its new Deaf and Hard of Hearing NHS Staff Network, open to all #NHS deaf and hard of hearing staff and allies.

Join the launch event on 13 March 2024 to find out more 👇 bit.ly/3T4tA9r

Rebecca from the EHRC takes us through the PSED - General and specific duties...... #HREW24

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Did you know Care Quality Commission has a growing evidence base for systems on improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

Patient health inequalities = workforce health inequalities.

Find out more; cqc.org.uk/about-us/trans…

#EDIimprovementplan #LongTermWorkforcePlan

deepapnair 💙 talking about the high impact actions #workforce #HREW24

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Did you know the EHRC has source of #EDI information on 42 #ICBs covering both service users and #employees in their equality and human rights Monitor 2023 report?

Find out more;
equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/equal…

#EDI improvementplan #LongTermWorkforcePlan

deepapnair 💙 Care Quality Commission EHRC Dr Navina Evans NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Well done #DeepaNair good 2 see #Birmingham hosting NHS England Workforce, Training and Education conference on #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion -And no doubt will demonstrate evidence that £ investment in EDI is returning improvements & dividends! Patrick Vernon Dr Navina Evans BME Leadership Network Disabled Doctors Network (UK)💙 Seacole Group

An in-person enhanced learning summit LibraryofBirmingham today, bringing together

⏩Care Quality Commission
⏩EHRC
⏩ #NHS ICB leads
⏩ #WDES
⏩NHS WRES team
⏩@NHS_WTE #EDI

#LongTermWorkforcePlan

We are delighted that NHS England have included speaking up in their competency framework for leaders.

This highlights the role of leaders in creating safe speaking up cultures, & that they speak up and challenge appropriately.

nationalguardian.org.uk/2024/02/29/res…

#SpeakUpListenUpFollowUp

Let’s remember the NHS, as a whole, is probably the largest employer of deaf and hard of hearing people in the world. That’s why we need you to join the launch of our new network!

Do you want to become a leader or manager in healthcare? The #EdwardJennerProgramme is FREE and will help you build the skills for your next move.

Click here to get started: ow.ly/ymqV50Karcl

#NHSLeaders hipAcademy #NHSLeaders #HealthcareLeaders

Thrilled we are launching this network. Our mission is to transform the culture of the NHS so that the 216k deaf and hard of hearing workforce receive the best support and work in an inclusive environment in which they can thrive. #DeafHoHNHSStaffNetwork

events.england.nhs.uk/events/nationa…

Come & join us! Calling all deaf & hard of hearing staff, we need you! Toni Bailey Fizz Allies are welcome too, we are going to change the status quo for deaf staff working in the NHS Debbie R (she/her) 💜 Organisational Development UHD #nhsdeafstaffnetwork

📢 NHS England @WDESNews is launching a new Deaf and Hard of Hearing NHS Staff Network, open to all #NHS deaf and hard of hearing staff and allies.

Find out more about the network at their launch event on 13 March 2024.

Register 👉 bit.ly/3T4tA9r

Tickets are live for the National Deaf and Hard of Hearing NHS Staff Network launch

⏩ Improve NHS workplaces for staff and patients with hearing loss
⏩Better understand our diverse workforce
⏩Learn confident allyship

events.england.nhs.uk/events/nationa…… #LongTermWorkforcePlan