Black and Minority Ethnic Workers (BME) Forum
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic Workers Forum supports staff from BAME
communities (including the EU) by hosting a number of events each
year to enable staff to get together and share their experiences,
voice their concerns, facilitate personal development and to
network. The Forum represents BAME staff strategically by feeding
into appropriate senior management groups and acting as an advisory
body. The core group also actively collaborates with other forums
and organisations to develop best practice, develop the services it
offers and to assist the Trust with recruitment and retention of
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic workers by promoting the Trust as
a positive career choice.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Forum
The forum is a safe space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender members of Trust staff and supporters within UHBristol
to discuss LGBT related issues within the organisation.
We feedback and work closely with Human Resources on issues that
affect our LGBT staff as well as working to promote equality within
the Trust. With the Equality & Diversity Group we work to
raise the profile of the forum and support staff across the
Trust. Through our forum we have been able to feedback good
patient experiences, and we are working towards promoting a greater
understanding of the issues faced by LGBT patients.
Living and Working with Disability, Illness or Impairment
(LAWDII)
The Forum is a group of UH Bristol staff with visible and
non-visible disabilities and impairments, from multi-disciplinary
backgrounds across the whole of the Trust, and of different gender,
ethnicity, religion/faith, age and sexual orientation. It
enables staff and volunteers with physical, sensory or mental
impairments to raise awareness of any issues they may encounter at
work.
The network is about sharing best practice and the empowerment of
staff members, supporting non-disabled staff and managers by
raising awareness of issues relating to disability, illness and
injury, ensuring that the Trust benefits from disabled
employees' experience and improves policy and practice as a result.
We act as a consultative group when looking to improve
accessibility and as a resource for disabled staff.
