Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace

APCP member, Kas Minowa-Astridgeworks at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she and other members of the Children's Therapies staff have been actively promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion by:

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  Delivered Anti-Racism in service training (IST) to paediatric physiotherapy colleagues, sharing experiences and information to colleagues
• Added Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to the paediatric physiotherapy team meeting agenda 
• Added quarterly IST on Anti-Racism, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 
• Contacted Trust's diversity network and arranged an in service training workshop session, led and facilitated by BAME Network Chair
• Created Children's Therapies Ethnic Diversity Working Party which reported to the Trust's Board (elected for National BAME Health and Care Awards)
• Created Working Party Commitments 
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  Created "Black Lives Matter" poster
• Developed EDI Display in Children's Therapy departments, including LGBTQIA+ posters and NHS diversity images
• Organised and led EDI Supervision/workshops, open to all Children's Therapies staff (over 100 invited, over 60 attended), on-going throughout year
• Staff from ethnic backgrounds and different therapy disciplines presented at Children's Therapies virtual student Open Day
• Joined CSP Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Network
• Attended CSP Diversity network events (I. E. workshops, meetings) 
• Networked with local physios from diverse ethnic backgrounds

Why not also try... 

• Contacting a local charity to lead / facilitate an in service training workshop session
• Following and sharing EDI accounts on Instagram