Making an impact in tackling inequalities 2024/25
The NHS Confederation Tackling Inequalities Programme supports our members to transform their organisations and improve patient care through tackling inequalities in both workforce and service delivery.
The programme of support for leaders complements national, regional and local strategies on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and health inequalities by offering practical guidance, insightful resources and opportunities to connect.
We support NHS organisations in promoting diverse recruitment, valuing lived experience and developing their workforces to build an inclusive leadership pipeline for the future, and believe that by doing so, the NHS will transform and improve care for all.
How we work
Our aims are applied through three practical, evidence-based approaches:
- Equity: Empowering members to lead through community and workforce engagement by collaborating with communities and sharing best practices through examples.
- Leadership: Supporting members to build a diverse and accountable leadership by offering evidence-based resources and tools.
- Accountability: Ensuring system and service leaders understand their personal accountability for delivering effective EDI by developing and supporting EDI practitioners.
Looking ahead
- We have partnered with Ninety Days Ltd to deliver the Career Progression Sponsorship Alumni (CPSA) programme, which aims to implement a rapid improvement model that translates strategic thinking into practical action, achieving tangible change within ninety days. This approach focuses on addressing issues directly within leaders' spheres of influence rather than merely identifying problems. The programme will contribute to measurable improvements in reducing and ultimately eliminating systemic racism in the NHS. Initially delivered through regional events with nurses from the Chief Nursing Officers Getting to Equity programme, the CPSA seeks to expand its impact across the NHS, fostering a more equitable healthcare environment.
- We signed the Sanofi Memorandum of Understanding, representing our commitment to address inequalities in respiratory care by enhancing access to essential services for diverse populations. This partnership will also involve data modelling to support financial re-allocation, optimising resource distribution to better serve communities affected by respiratory health disparities and improve overall health outcomes.
