Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week 2024

Hidden Disabilities

• Watch our video and webinar recording to learn about understanding and supporting staff with a hidden disability.
• Find out about the different types of disability and supporting disabled staff in the workplace 
• Support the mental health of disabled staff by finding out how you can help them. 
• Implement the NHS health passport in your organisation.
• Find out how Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust created a rapid-access mental health service to support its staff.
• Learn how to make effective workplace adjustments to support staff in their roles and share our understanding workplace adjustments infographic with managers.

Fostering excellence in tackling inequality

• Attend our face-to-face conference Fostering excellence in tackling inequality at Woburn House, London to discuss tackling inequalities both within the workforce and service delivery.
• Read the NHS Confederation briefing An investment not a drain: healthcare leaders’ views on EDI in the NHS to understand the importance of EDI within the NHS.
• 14 May is also Digital Inclusion Day. Find out about the Accessible Information Standard and how to implement it. 

Creating anti-racist organisations

• Join the BME Leadership Network which strengthens the voice of NHS black and minority ethnic (BME) leaders and supports NHS organisations to meet the needs of all communities. The network welcomes both BME leaders and allies.
• Sign up for the BME Leadership Network’s anti-racism bulletin.
• Join the BME Leadership Network of Network Leaders. Open to chairs and leads of BME/BAME networks, providing an opportunity to meet virtually and share challenges, experiences and good practice.
• Read the NHS Confederation's Commit, understand, act: anti-racism strategy and find out how it supports its members to be anti-racist organisations and systems.

A spotlight on women leaders

• Join the Health and Care Women Leaders Network, a strong, united and influential voice for women. 
• Catch up on the Women Leaders Network’s series of insightful fireside chats to explore the experiences of healthcare leaders.
• Listen to Miriam González Durántez in conversation with Matthew Taylor discussing the difference between equity and equality.
• Join the Health and Care Network of Women’s Networks, a network for chairs and leads of women’s networks hosted by the Health and Care Women Leaders Network.

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)

• Join the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network, open to LGBTQ+ leaders, aspiring leaders and allies to help influence change across the system.
• Sign up for the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network bulletin to stay up to date with network news and activities.
• Join our Network of LGBTQ+ Networks open to chairs and leads of LGBTQ+ staff networks working across health and care. 
• Sign our inclusive leadership pledge and join over 1,200 leaders and aspiring leaders who have pledged their commitment to role-modelling inclusive leadership.
• Embed the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Inclusion Framework in your organisation to ensure your working culture and services are LGBTQ+ inclusive. 
• Read Leading for All: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Healthcare Staff which provides healthcare leaders with the information and tools to effectively support trans and non-binary staff, and create an inclusive culture for all. 
• Read our LGBT+ History Month blog from Alex D’Sa to find out what The King’s Fund has been doing to support inclusion and to become a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
• Access tools, resources, and best practice to help you create a culture and environment that supports LGBTQ+ staff.