1. The D&I team welcome you to Module 1 of the Diversity and Inclusion Partners Programme Please use #NHSEpartners and

2. AGENDA: Equality Standards
10.00 – 10.15: Welcome, introductions and context setting – Paul Deemer, NHS Employers – 11.15: Let’s get to know each other and the Partners journey – 11.30: BREAK – 12.30: Equality standards within my region and the Partners journey – 13.30: NETWORKING & LUNCH – 15.00: Goldfish bowl style conversation, including: Workforce race equality standard (WRES) expert, Richard Worlock, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Sexual orientation monitoring (SOM) standard programme lead, Michail Sanidas, NHS England Learning disability and employment programme lead, Tom Raines, NHS England – 15.20: Where do we go from here? Evaluation and forward planning – 15.30: Summary and close

3. 10 ways to have a better conversation
VIDEOS
10 ways to have a better conversation
Listen to colour

4. NHS Employers Partners Programme 2018-19 Overview

5. NHS Employers Partners Programme 2018-19
The annual NHS Employers diversity and inclusion partners programme supports 40 participating NHS trusts to progress and develop their equality performance and to build capacity in this area.
The programme has now been running over 10 years and supported in the region of 300 organisations
At the same time the programme provides an opportunity for partners to offer advice, guidance and demonstrations of good practice in equality and diversity management to the wider NHS in particular their regions.

6. What can you expect?
Raising awareness of what constitutes sustainable, outcome-focused improvement in managing equality and diversity across their region.
Acting as a thermometer by which NHS Employers can determine the key issues facing the wider NHS, so that advice and guidance is relevant and up to date.
Contributing to the development of emerging good practice and providing a channel for collecting case studies from which others can learn, within the wider context of NHS initiatives.
Contributing to a broader understanding of equality and diversity, across both the NHS and the wider public sector

7. How the partners Programme will be delivered?
The support in 2018/19 partner’s programme will be delivered in four modules over 4 dates:
Standards
Capacity
Delivery
Evaluation

8. What key benefits can you expect?
Increased profile of your organisation
Advice, guidance and assistance from NHS Employers in meeting the minimum requirements of the Equality Act & National Equality Standards.
Free access to training, development, coaching and mentoring
Opportunities to discuss, network and test out new concepts within the safe environment of partner meetings.
Opportunity to influence national policy direction.
In some cases, indirect benefits such as the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

9. Get Involved outside the Partner Meetings
Take the Partners to your region
Disability Pioneers Group Task and Finish Group
Sexual Orientation Monitoring Group Task and Finish Group
Minority Faith & Out of Area Provision Pilot
LGBT & Faith and Belief Pilot
Review of the Healthcare Chaplaincy Guidelines

10. Evaluation: The NHS Employers Way – 4 ways
Inputs: The activities carried out. For example, the number of events organised; number of communications or briefings; number of pieces of guidance; number of network meetings; number of web pages created
Outputs: The numbers engaged in or exposed to the programme. For example, the number of web page visits; the number of delegates attending meetings, conferences, negotiations or events; the number of people receiving alerts about new tools or guidance.

11. Evaluation
Outtake: The immediate impact on audience awareness, understanding and intention These are particularly relevant to measuring the immediate impacts of our communications, events, guidance and support. For example: • How many people are aware of the policy changes about which you have been communicating?
Changed Behaviour: Action taken or changed behaviour resulting from involvement in the programme. For example: making contact with a ‘best practice’ organisation • running a local communications campaign • putting a new policy into practice.

12. Impact – awareness, understanding and intention
– Evaluation
The Advice, guidance, tools and support provided by NHS Employers whilst I have been a member of the partners programme has helped me/my organisation
Impact – awareness, understanding and intention
Overall Satisfaction
1=Strongly disagree 5 = Strongly Agree
Weighted average
Better understand the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda and the implications for my organisation
3.95
Stay up to date with the latest thinking, requirements and developments
4.30
NHS Employers advice, guidance and support whilst being a member of the Partners Programme
Will help me/my organisation make changes which will improve organisational effectiveness
4.00
My Involvement with the NHS Employers Partners Programme has enabled me/my organisation
Make useful connections with others
Share knowledge/good practice with others
4.25
Make necessary changes and do things differently within my organisation
3,85

13. Finally – Some feedback from last year
Comments from participants:
‘Has given me the opportunity to see where the organisation is regarding the equality agenda and how we compare with other organisations’
‘Informative, energising, connecting – gives focus and knowledge and collaboration opportunities’  
Inclusive and thought provoking
Given renewed energy and focus to the work I am undertaking and greatly assisted in pushing forward the new standards coming into force’

14. Equality Standards & My Region & Partners Journey Session-11.30-12.30
Purpose  - In your regional groups consider three questions:
Question 1: What are the key challenges facing your organisation and your region in respect of the following equality standards? (WDES (including learning disabilities) / WRES / SOM)
Question 2: As a region, what issues would you like to discuss in connection with the above mentioned equality standards?
Question 3: As a region, what examples of good practice would you to like to share in respect of the three equality standards?
Output – 1 x flip chart – identifying minimum 3 challenges, 3 questions & 3 examples of good practice

15. GOLDFISH BOWL ARRANGEMENTS
FOUR CHAIRS IN CENTRE THREE CHAIRS OCCUPIED BY THE THREE NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ON SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOURTH CHAIR FOR ANYBODY TO OCCUPY IF / WHEN THEY WANT TO SAY / SHARE SOMETHING RULES: NOBODY’S SEAT IS PERMANENT – INCLUDING OUR 3 NATIONAL GUESTS IF YOU WANT TO OCCUPY A CHAIR – JUST TAP THE PERSON ON THE SHOULDER AND THEY WILL MOVE OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN THE SEATS – THERE IS A TALKING STICK. ONLY THE PERSON HOLDING THE TALKING STICK IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT IF YOU ARE ASKED A QUESTION AND YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER – JUST SAY SO!

16. Where do we go from here?
Pride 2018 – please let Neil know what your trust is doing around this – promote your local Prides and use social media
National Centre for Diversity – thanks to everyone who has responded – 90 responses so far!
A gentle reminder that the closing date is Friday 6th July, so please remind your board members!
Gender pay gap in medicine review (with University of Surrey)
Flexible working and career choices work (with Exeter University)
WRES case studies
EHRC Working Forward campaign