Equality, diversity and inclusion

It starts with me

Our people priority is to create a culture at work where people feel safe, healthy, and supported to make this a great place to work, where everyone is not only valued but also excited to contribute (in a big or small way) to deliver excellent patient care.

Through our compassionate leadership approach we commit to include with care, listen with genuine curiosity and act with courage to make Torbay and South Devon not only a great place to work but also a great place to receive care and treatment.

It starts with me underscores our collective responsibility to creating a culture where people feel seen, heard and included, where all are treated with dignity and respect and everyone is welcome. We all have a responsibility to make the NHS a place where we all feel we belong.

Our new immersive equality, diversity and inclusion training is currently being rolled out across all areas with the aim of all our people, wherever they work and whatever their job role, having completed the training by the end of July 2024.

Our culture charter

Creating an environment where everyone feels included is paramount. This can only be achieved through mutual respect, kindness, and a genuine celebration of diversity in all its forms – because we are all unique individuals.

Our culture charter is our contract with our people that we will promote a culture that fosters openness and transparency and does not tolerate unwanted, harmful and/or inappropriate behaviours. We are one big, diverse team which is united by a desire to provide better health and care for all and our culture charter underpins everything we do.

We include with care, we listen with genuine curiosity, we act with courage

We have several active staff networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our organisation. All our colleagues are welcome to join our networks as we recognise the importance of allyship in creating a culture of belonging:

  • BME staff forum
  • Disability awareness and action group
  • LGBTQ+ network
  • Menopause network
  • Under 30s network

Reports

Our key equality reports can be found on our equality, diversity and inclusion reports page. For archived reports, please contact our diversity and inclusion team.