Outcome B3
Diversity training overview
We continue to place a strong emphasis on upskilling our workforce on the topic of equality, diversity, and inclusion through workshops and eLearning modules.
In August 2023 we introduced a new 2-year revalidation cycle for our mandatory diversity elearning module (Valuing Diversity Part 1), to provide synergy with other Board mandatory training modules. This will ensure that staff maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the equality, diversity, and inclusion
agenda to align with our Board values.
We have liaised with external providers to source bespoke training focusing on a range of protected characteristics to raise awareness and upskill key departments and staffing groups.
The below table provides a high level overview of the training delivered over the past four years
| Workshops | Number of sessions | Portected characteristic |
| Valuing Diversity Part 2 | 48 | Intersectional |
| Challenging racism and creating an inclusive workplace culture | 16 | Race |
| Autism awareness | 9 | Disability |
| Deaf awareness | 4 | Disability |
| Learn to sign course | 1 | Disability |
| Hidden Disabilities | 2 | Disability |
| Reasonable Adjustments | 1 | Disability |
| LGBTQ+ allyship | 1 | Sexual Orientation |
| Bisexuality awareness | 1 | Sexual Orientation |
| Trans Awareness | 1 | Gender reassignment |
Challenging racism and creating an inclusive workplace culture
Between August 2021 and December 2022, 16 workshops were delivered to key staffing groups across the organisation including Executive Directors, Medical staff, Nursing, Clinicians, Senior Managers and core staff within key teams. The 3-hour workshop covered:
- systematic nature of racism and the impact on relationships at work,
- unconscious bias and cognitive dissonance,
- Fair Work principles,
- sources of power and the use of personal power,
- managing diverse teams, and
- 4 steps to creating an inclusive culture.
Deaf awareness training
Between May and October 2023, we delivered 4 deaf awareness training sessions and 1 ‘learn to sign’ course for 50 staff from key patient facing functions including Hospital Reception, Unit Coordinators, Catering, Spiritual Care and Volunteering. Hearing loss constitutes 1 of the most common impairments in Scotland and we aim to provide an elevated level of person centred care for service users with a hearing impairment.
Neurodiversity awareness
Throughout 2023 and 2024, NHSGJ teamed up with the National Autistic Society and Scottish Autism to deliver 9 half-day neurodiversity awareness workshops for around 100 staff. The sessions focused on:
- Understanding what autism is, and introducing autism as a developmental difference and how our
- thinking has involved.
- Understanding autism as a difference in communication, interaction and thinking.
- Exploring sensory differences and how people with autism experience the social world.
- Providing tools for managers to identify and implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace for colleagues with autism
Hidden Disabilities webinars
Our membership of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme entitles us to tap into annual bespoke webinars. The first was delivered to staff in November 2023, with the second following shortly thereafter in April 2024. The 1-hour webinars provided an overview of the Sunflower scheme and detailed the most common types of hidden disabilities supported by the specific charities that work with each condition. To date we have upskilled our staff on disabilities/conditions including autism, chronic pain, dementia, visual impairment, hearing loss, stammering, dementia, acquired brain injury, and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
