Mission

To create an anti-racist, compassionate, and inclusive working culture.

Vision

By 2021, we will deliver a regional approach to tackling racism in the workplace. We will do this by working with each of the 11 systems. 

Strategic Outcomes

• Removing barriers to inclusive and compassionate health and wellbeing support
• Leading with compassion and inclusion
• Removing barriers to help staff speak up
• Tackling racism and other types of discrimination (including bullying and harassment)
• Eliminating racism and bias in disciplinaries
• Rewarding and celebrating good practice
• A collaborative approach across systems
• Building accountability
• Eliminating racism/ bias in recruitment and progression

Top priorities within the 6 months

• Establish an ED&I subgroup with representation from 11 ICS/STPs
• Staff networks to be formally constituted and be part of the decision-making process.
• STP/ICS and organisations to establish a diverse talent pipeline
• Staff should have open access to senior leaders to raise concerns when they are not addressed
• Ensure staff health and wellbeing is prioritised and delivered in a culturally sensitive way
• Report progress against Model Employer, including progress against WRES and WDES metrics
• National ED&I 6 high impact actions to close the gap in recruitment and promotion outcomes. *

*Actions for closing the gap in recruitment and promotion outcomes – six national actions

• Ensure Executive Senior Managers own the agenda
• Introduce a system of ‘comply or explain’
• Organise talent panels
• Enhance equality, diversity and inclusion support
• Overhaul interview processes
• Adopt resources, guides and tools for productive conversations about race