The business case for diversity 

The evidence shows that managing diversity is key to:

• an organisation’s reputation - a good reputation attracts talent from all communities, helping to meet service delivery needs  
• staff recruitment and retention - valuing diversity enables employers to recruit and retain the best people for the job
• productivity - staff perform better in organisations that value diversity and are committed to employees' well being
• mitigating organisational risks - effective diversity  management limits the risk of legal challenges and costly awards

These are set against the backdrop of the Equality Bill, Lord Darzi’s report High quality care for all and the NHS Constitution, that all endorse the case for embracing diversity in its broadest sense.

Support for employers  

We have produced the following materials to support employers in this area:

• A briefing -  Managing diversity: making it core business, outlines the business case for diversity
• Powerpoint presentation - this template presentation outlines the business case for diversity for NHS organisations and covers the key points outlined in the briefing above.  You need to download and save the presentation to view/access the speaker notes
• Case studies - examples of what the London Ambulance Service, University College London Hospitals and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust are already doing in this area