Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Disability Equality Staff Network
This is a support group with an exclusive focus on advancing Disability Equality.
Aims and Objectives:
- To support the work of the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES)
- To challenge and question ‘ablesim’ and voice the case for disability equality
- To act as an advisory body to help improve the quality of provision for service users and the employment experience of staff
- To raise awareness of and promote accessibility in IT, estates & facilities and communications
- To help assess the impact of policies and procedures
- To celebrate the achievements of people with disabilities
- To mark Disability History Month and other key dates in the calendar that help to raise awareness of disabilities and/or learning disabilities
- To support social and other networking events for disabled staff
- To collaborate with other disability networks and community groups
Gender Equality Staff Network
The Gender Equality Staff Network is a support, campaign and activist group that seeks to serve and lead on gender equity issues at the Trust. The Network is inclusive of all women, men, Trans and non-binary people, and of all ages, races, ethnicities, disabilities, faiths and none, sexual orientation, marital status, caring responsibilities, professions, etc.
Aims and Objectives:
- To work towards meeting, and where possible exceeding, all the gender equality duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the Gender Pay Gap Regulations
- To help assess the impact of policies and procedures, and advise on and influence workplace opportunities and service delivery pertaining to gender
- To act as a consultative body on matters pertaining to gender equality
- To raise awareness of gender inequalities within the Trust and the community
- To help mark International Women’s Day in March and International Men’s day in November, and other gender-specifc awareness days in the year
- To support social and other networking events for the respective genders
- To collaborate with other gender networks and community groups
LGBT+ Equality Staff Network
The Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual & Transgender (LGBT+) Equality Staff Network actively promotes the inclusion of people from all sexual orientations and gender identities to ensure that the Trust’s practices as an employer and service provider are equal and fair.
Aims and Objectives:
- To work towards achieving a ranking in Stonewall’s ‘Top 100 LGBT Inclusive Employers’
- To help assess the impact of policies and procedures on staff and service users
- To advise on and influence internal policies and procedures, communications and service delivery to LGBT+ communities
- To raise awareness of LGBT+ health inequalities within the Trust and the community
- To help mark LBGT+ History Month in February
- To support social and other networking events for LGBT+ staff, e.g. PRIDE
- To collaborate with other LGBT+ networks and community groups
Race Equality Staff Network
The Race Equality Staff Network is a forum for staff from all ethnic backgrounds to support the wider work of race equality at the Trust.
Aims and Objectives:
- To support the work of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)
- To advise on and influence internal policies and procedures, communications, service delivery and workplace experience
- To help assess the impact of policies and procedures on staff and service users
- To act as a consultative body on matters pertaining to race equality for staff and service users
- To raise awareness of BAME health inequalities within the Trust and the community
- To share information and examples of good practice on BAME health and wellbeing with staff and other professionals working in healthcare and community organisations
- To help mark Black History Month in October
- To support social and other networking events for BAME staff
- To collaborate with other BAME networks and community groups
Race Religion & Spirituality Equality Staff Network
The Religion & Spirituality Equality Staff Network seeks to provide a setting for the promotion of dialogue, mutual understanding and a community of learning for staff from all faith, belief and spiritual traditions. Please note: you do not need to be religious to be part of this network. The network is inclusive of all the protected characteristics, NHS professions and occupational groups.
Aims and Objectives:
- To support the work of advancing the third aim of the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010: ‘Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not’
- To respond to any crisis that may impact on individuals from religious groups and faith communities by providing a safe space to give and receive mutual support
- To advise on and assess the impact of policies and procedures on staff and service users
- To raise awareness of religious/faith/belief matters arising at the Trust and local communities
- To share and create a repository of resources and information that will help to improve knowledge and consciousness of all diverse traditions
- To help promote the advancement and understanding of the benefits of providing culturally appropriate services as an essential part of delivering person-centred, holistic care
- To help mark National Interfaith Week in November and celebrate the various religious diversity dates
- To support social and networking events at the Trust and in the community
- To collaborate with other Trust networks and support groups
Please contact the Oxford Health BRC inbox for any further information.
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry
The People and Culture committee works to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible. People and Culture includes their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity.
Recognising the advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success for all.
The Race Equality working group was formed in the summer of 2021, with a focus on identifying and tackling equality issues regarding race and ethnicity in the department.
National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)
The NIHR are to launch the NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network.
The NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network is open to all staff working as part of NIHR (such as staff in coordinating centres, LCRN core teams, delivery staff in LCRN partner organisations and staff in NIHR infrastructure eg. ARCs and BRCs) who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies.
The focus of the Network has been shaped by many of the 120 people who responded to the expression of interest which went out last year and will include peer support and wellbeing; social and community activities; development and training; LGBTQ+ research inclusion and communications and engagement.
If you are interested in joining the mailing list for the NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network and would like to be invited to attend the launch meeting on 7 February 2024 and future meetings, please complete this short form.
The ABC of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Communication (a guide for health and social care professionals) can be found here.