NHSBSA shortlisted for top award for diversity and inclusion

Competition for this year’s awards has been intense according to Personnel Today and so it is has been a big achievement to make it onto the list.

Rachel Brown, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at NHSBSA commented: “Our submission for the Diversity and Inclusion Public Sector Award focused on our ‘Pathways to Work’ program. The scheme is about creating routes into employment with us for those who are from disadvantaged and/or minority groups.

“Our specific focus was around the work we do on disability inclusion. We have been working hard on this, for instance some of our staff learned British Sign Language (BSL) in order to better communicate with Deaf colleagues. During Deaf Awareness Week we made a video on our BSL work which we shared on social media. We also actively offer placements, for example for people with autism and learning difficulties.”

Personnel Today editor Rob Moss said: “It’s an exciting cohort of organisations in 2019. The competition in each category has been intense. Congratulations to everybody who made this year’s shortlist and thank you to everybody who entered. A special thanks goes out to our judges who gave their time to look closely at our entries.”

The awards ceremony will take place on 19 November at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, revealing which HR personnel have led innovative projects, driven down costs and implemented real change over the past 18 months.