The Grampian Empowered Multicultural Staff (GEMS) Group Presents

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) 2023

Tuesday 21^st March 2pm – 3.30pm on MS Teams

The Grampian Empowered Multicultural Staff (GEMS) Group invites colleagues to join us for a special session to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023, which is a day recognised every year on the 21^st of March.

At this session we are delighted to welcome NHS Grampian Chair, Alison Evison as our guest speaker, and will also include some time for Q&As. 

Alison has extensive experience of leading a diverse organisation and developing partnerships across the Public and Third Sectors and is recognised for supporting diversity and for encouraging inclusion at all levels.

We will hear about some of the key actions NHS Grampian has identified to improve the experience of our diverse workforce and welcome Head of People and Change, Philip Shipman to speak with us about current work to scrutinise workforce data and how we can work together to overcome challenges that have been identified.

2.00pm: Welcome – Sneh Banik & Liz Howarth

2.05pm: IDERD NHS Grampian Chair, Alison Evison

2.35pm: Antiracism Action Plan – Sneh Banik & Liz Howarth

2.45pm: Spotlight workforce data – Philip Shipman

3.00pm: Discussion – Why people ‘prefer not to say?’

3.25pm: Thank you and close - Sneh Banik & Liz Howarth

If you have a question you would like to submit for Alison in advance, would like any further information, or would like the teams link to join this session, please contact gram.staffequalities@nhs.scot

We look forward to welcoming all colleagues,

Your Co-hosts Sneh Banik, NHS Grampian Diversity Champion and Liz Howarth, Engagement and inclusion Manager

What we did to mark IDERD in 2022

#spacesforinclusion

Download a copy of the flyer (pdf)

In order to mark this important date in the Equalities Calendar, the Staff Equalities Network wanted to understand colleagues' experiences of race whilst working in health and care services.

We ran two special small group sessions on MS Teams. We invited colleagues to share their experiences with us in a safe and supportive space as the staff equalities network wanted to hear from a diverse range of colleagues who were happy to discuss their experience.

The information shared in these sessions was used by the network to improve the experience for our staff

 

Published: 09/08/2023 14:17