Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust – ‘The hospital that cares’

Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust’s objective is to provide a seamless service to all, where patients are treated as individuals and with privacy and dignity taking account of the different needs of the diverse population we serve. Furthermore, where patients and the public are actively involved in planning services and in monitoring their provision, enabling patients to receive only appropriate interventions and experience successful outcomes.

With regards to patients from the black and minority ethnic communities, the above is achieved through the following:

• Dedicated Equality and Diversity Department
• Equality and Diversity Strategy and Structures: Equality and Diversity Steering Committee (chaired by the Chief Executive and membership comprising of Executive Directors), Equality and Diversity Advisory Group (chaired by the Director of Hospital Services and membership comprising of hospital staff, patients and community representatives)
• Ethnic monitoring system: patient documentation and data transfer to service planning
• Provision of interpreting service
• Workforce that is reflective of the community served, including multicultural and multi lingual staff
• Community consultation on specific service development e.g. diabetes, circumcision service etc.
• Policies and procedures relating to managing equality and diversity and for the provision of equitable service to diverse communities