As part of our on-going work to understand and improve the working lives of all our colleagues within EEAST, we recently commissioned surveys of colleagues who are living with a disability or neurodiversity.
We are now able to share these results of the disability and neurodiversity survey with you all.
We received a high response from colleagues (72%), so thank you to everyone who took part. We know that we still have much further to go in making our Trust an inclusive environment for everyone.
The key areas to improve include:
We have a three-year plan to make EEAST a more inclusive place to work and have a skilled team in the strategy, culture and education directorate to drive forward this plan.
The plan includes:
We need all colleagues to play their part in this. Firstly, we are aware that we may not have a complete picture of everyone who is living with a disability – so please make sure you update this section on ESR.
Secondly, and very importantly, if you see any discriminatory behaviours, or if you have been affected by these reports, please speak out and formally report any behaviours so that these can be fully investigated and acted upon.
You can report this behaviour via:
Published 5th May 2023