Inclusion and belonging is everyone’s responsibility. It is built through everyday behaviours, relationships and through inclusive systems and decisions.
We focus our improvement work at organisational, team and individual colleague level through our three-strand approach:
1. De-bias our processes
Review systems, policies and decisions to identify and remove barriers.
2. Embed conscious inclusion
Build confidence, curiosity and inclusive behaviours into everyday working life.
3. Take positive action
Act deliberately where data or lived experience shows unequal outcomes.
A joined-up and collaborative approach:
Our Inclusion and Belonging Improvement Plan supports our Organisational Strategy, to provide excellent safe, and sustainable care, for every patient every time, through our priorities of People, Partnerships, Improvement & Innovation, and Outcomes.
We bring together national requirements, regional priorities, Trust workforce data and colleague voice into one holistic improvement plan. This helps us focus on the changes that can make the greatest difference now and over the longer term.
Colleague networks, champions, allies, Staff Side, leaders and local teams all help shape priorities and test whether changes are making a meaningful difference.
This remains a live and responsive plan and will continue to be refined through data, colleague feedback and learning from improvement activity.
- View our EDI Metrics Report.
- View our EDI Improvement Plan.