weekend blog
Everything I write in this blog is based on my worthless, uninformed and biased opinions. So please don’t sue me as I believe that I am still allowed to express an opinion in Starmer’s People’s Republic of Britain twinned with North Korea.
April 30th 2025 is an important and exciting day. Yes, you guessed it – April 30th is The NHS Confederation’s “Leadership for Inclusion: DIE (Diversity, Inclusion and Equality) professionals Conference”.
We’re told that: “The conference provides a unique opportunity to contribute to discussions with our influential speakers and help shape upcoming legislation and national policy”
Here are some of the astonishingly important individuals who will be key speakers:
- Dr Navina Evans, Chief Workforce, Training and Education Officer, NHS England
- Barry Mussenden, Deputy Director Comms, Department for Health and Social Care
- Roger James, Interim Deputy Director, Care Quality Commission
- Professor Habib Naqvi, CEO, NHS Race and Health Observatory
- Max Edelstyn, Head of Programme, Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Rebecca Grant, Senior Associate, Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Joan Saddler OBE, Director of Partnerships and Equality, NHS Confederation
I don’t know whether any of these astonishingly important individuals has ever actually treated a person who is ill. But I bet they’re all really clued up on the latest ‘white privilege’, ‘micro-aggression’, ‘intersectionality’ nonsense. I also bet they’re all extremely well paid with money which could possibly be better used actually treating some of the more than seven million people stuck on NHS waiting lists.
The organisers of this important, ground-breaking, fantabulous conference tell potential participants why they should attend:
- Network with peers and share best practice in the EDI and health inequalities space.
- Contribute to discussions which will help shape upcoming legislation and national policy.
- Explore solutions to challenges associated with this work within the current political climate.
- Be inspired to continue the path of being an agent for change.
In case you are inspired to attend this event which is vitally important to our nation’s health, here are the details you’ll need:
Places cost £100 + VAT for one delegate place and £160 + VAT for two delegate places.
Visit our event page toaccess the full programme and to book your place.
I do hope you can join us. If you have any questions contact partnershipsandequality@nhsconfed.org.
Best wishes,
Paul Deemer Samantha Rashid
Head of Diversity and Inclusion Assistant Director
NHS Employers Partnerships and Equality, Policy and Delivery
NHS Confederation
I assume the health inequality space refers to the billions still living in Africa who do not have the money or connections to get themselves to the UK. How can we help these billions of people get to the UK to access their free healthcare service?
Equity after all. More positively I understand the recent promotion to help migrants back pay their pension contributions to 2005 was a great success. So people who have only just rocked up in the UK now for a few hundred quid have access to a full state pension. Makes you grateful for our DEI colleagues and all their hard work.
I feel sorry for the staff. They even need advice on how to drink water and have lunch when at work: “Hear about a project aimed at understanding and tackling the barriers to sufficient hydration, breaks and refreshment facilities for NHS staff.”