Race Equality webinar, held on Friday 26 May 2023.

This webinar covered the following topics:

• how to embed inclusive leadership behaviours and what personal accountability looks like at trust, system and regional level, with a particular focus on racial equality
• how to develop awareness and recognise that it is the responsibility of all leaders to create an environment that fosters inclusion
• evidence-based practice on how inclusive leadership is being embedded and accounted for in other organisations.

Find the slides here.

Hear Delvir Mehet discuss the importance of inclusion strategies and personal equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) objectives to create positive change, accountability, and a fair and just culture.

Hear Shajeda Ahmed outline the impact of accountability frameworks to assess governance, reporting and education on inclusion, and how they have built inclusion into their appraisal processes.

Hear Cavita Chapman and Zach Adams share how development programmes to support staff network chairs and executive sponsors can empower individuals, break down barriers and foster inclusive environments.

Listen to the individual Q&As for each speaker and the panel Q&A where delegates ask questions on:

• how to move from a tick box exercise to creating tangible change
• how to create personal EDI objectives for board leaders, ensuring accountability
• how to engage clinical leaders
• how to use influence as an executive and non-executive director for inclusivity
• updates on the EDI improvement plan and their high impact actions
• how e-learning tools can be developed and how they can support inclusive leadership
• what roles providers and systems can play in being anchor institutions, rolling out EDI suppliers and supporting other organisations.

Chair: Durka Dougall – Non-executive director, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust & Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Panellists:

Delvir Mehet – Deputy group director of people, Barts Health NHS Trust

Shajeda Ahmed – Chief people officer, NHS Black Country ICS

Cavita Chapman – Managing director for inclusive leadership and talent, C Chapman consultancy & previous regional head of EDI, NHS England

Zach Adams – Equality & inclusion manager, North East, Yorkshire & Humberside region, NHS England.