Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event 2024

‘Enabling managers to create inclusive workplaces where all staff feel valued and respected.’

Following the success of last year, NHSGGC are delighted to host their second Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event for people managers on 15 August in Queen Elizabeth, Teaching and Learning Centre.

The day will be opened by the new Chair of NHSGGC, Lesley Thomson, and include a keynote speech: Differences, not disorders: Embracing neurodiversity from founder of Autistic Flair, Katie Forbes. Katie will reflect on the life-changing moment she realised her neurodivergence wasn’t a barrier to success, but rather a fundamental part of who she is. With candour and humour, Katie reveals how it wasn’t her autism or dyslexia holding her back, but the stigma surrounding neurodiversity itself.

Following this there will be a range of breakout sessions taking place to provide attendees with practical tools and techniques to support their staff and embed EDI in their service. Breakouts will include tips on creating inclusive teams, how best to support reasonable adjustments and good practice.

There are seven breakout rooms in total, with each attendee having the opportunity to participate in two during the event. There will be the opportunity to rank your interest during event registration.

Places for this even are limited so we are asking people to note their interest in attending when registration opens on 15 May.

Previous Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Events

‘Leading a Diverse Workforce, Delivering a Better WorkPlace’ 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde held our first ever Workforce Equalities Learning Event for people managers right across the organisation on 20 June 2023. This exciting event brought together our managers to celebrate and share experiences of how we best manage our diverse workforce to deliver great outcomes for our people, patients and communities.

On the day Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development spoke about our Workforce Equality Action Plan. Anne’s presentation is available to view. Our key note speech was delivered by Professor Laura Serrant and you can view her speech online. We hope that this will be a way for people managers who were not able to attend on the day to share in the learning.

Following the Learning Event, many attendees asked us for some top tips on what they can do to make their workplace more inclusive. We have shared six key tips in our Resource Pack.

Our subsequent Webinar Series built on the breakout sessions delivered at our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event and offered these and other related insightful and valuable sessions to a larger audience. The Webinar Series included sessions on Peer Support, Reasonable Adjustments (and the Workplace Adjustment Passport), Autism, Staff Authenticity and Equality Legislation.

Active Bystander Training

‘Active Bystander’ is an innovative and award-winning training session which provides skills to challenge unacceptable behaviours, including those which may have become normalised over time. MS Teams sessions currently scheduled for 2024 can be booked via the following links:

23 May – 2:00pm to 3:15pm

11 June – 9:30am to 10:45am