Achievements

Partners have signed the Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Pledge. We have held a second district-wide Workplace Wellbeing Summit focusing on equality and diversity in the workplace. The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Ethnic Minority Working Group has been looking at a holistic recruitment package for recruiting BAME employees across the system

Several equality networks for BAME staff, staff with disabilities, LBGTQ+ and carers have been set up. BAME workforce champions have been intoriduced to ensure compliance with Equality and Human Rights Legislation. The Wakefield Diversity Working Group has been focusing on improvement and diversity in recruitment practices. Many organisations have undertaken training to make services more accessible. We have developed a Community of Interest Plan for Wakefield based on protected characteristics. MYHT is an Armed Forces Gold Award holder.  It has Veterans Aware hospitals status and is a member of Wakefield Armed Forces Covenant steering group. Wakefield has also paticipated in the International Stay and Thrive community of action. We have stablished a trained a cohort of cultural ambassadors who act as subject experts to support the workforce. Local

Local GP Practices have signed up for the Veterans Aware scheme. Practices have been committed to the ongoing Carers registrations programme.  All of the Wakefield Practices are Young People Friendly accredited.

Wakefield has put in place a “Reciprocal Mentoring Programme” that brings together workers from BAME groups with senior leaders in the organisation.