Evolve (BAME) Staff Network SWLSTG

Yesterday we celebrated #AfricaDay with some amazing food, inspiring conversations, music, and dancing thanks to our Evolve staff network @ESwlstg 🧡

Today @ESwlstg celebrated Africa Unity Day. This is one of our objectives @SWLSTG to Make Life Better Together. It was a day of sharing, healing, celebrating our ancestors and their journeys ❤️@MaxineChrist1an @A_Francalanza @jewelmarkpress @Seema_198307 @SWLSTG_EDI

@wendyburn @ESwlstg @DrLadeSmith @DrLadeSmith spoke about her journey from childhood in Manchester to president of @rcpsych and she had some photos of people who supported her (vital for underrepresented groups) - you were one ❤️

We are celebrating Africa Unity Day here at @SWLSTG, where we are always working on Making Life Better Together #mlbt @ESwlstg @CSN_SWLStG @A_Francalanza @MaxineChrist1an @SWLSTG_EDI @Seema_198307

Black Women Speak- A @NHSBartsHealth Black Inclusion Week event - All NHS staff are invited - Register with your NHS address eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-black-incl… #blackinclusionweek

@jewelmarkpress @dr_ranti @Seema_198307 @DrBillyBoland @emdadhaque1

Had an amazing time at Evolve's first Tree of Life session run by @YvetteArthur9 such an enriching experience.

How can our young people ever recover from this type of brutal discrimination?

@emdadhaque1 Welcome @MaxineChrist1an ! So pleased to have you. Hope to see you soon. Lovely to see @A_Francalanza @dr_ranti and @emdadhaque1 A great team ready to achieve great things 💚💛🖤

Amazing SWLSTG EDI and Health Inequalities Team

Dame @EAnionwu is an NHS pioneer - she is a former nurse who helped create the first nurse led sickle cell screening centre and became the first sickle cell and thalassaemia specialist nurse in the #NHS in 1979. #BlackHistoryMonth #OurNHSpeople

'I would advocate for anyone with concerns to come forward.' At university, Femi experienced stress and anxiety. Seven years later, he now works at the same trust where he received support. If you need help looking after your mental health visit nhs.uk/mental-health/.

‘Black History Month brings to the fore conversations surrounding equality, diversity and inclusion so that we create a better working environment for all.’ GP Khadija reflects on #BlackHistoryMonth and the importance of celebrating the diversity among our workforce.

.@AntonEmmanuel2 is head of #WRES @NHSEngland, professor in neuro-gastroenterology at University College London and consultant gastroenterologist at @uclh. He is also the medical director of publishing for the Royal College of Physicians. #BlackHistoryMonth

.@joan_myers is a Queen’s Nurse, who has challenged old models of care and worked to develop new ones. She chaired @teamCNO_ BAME strategic advisory group for three years and is a trustee of the Florence Nightingale Foundation. #BlackHistoryMonth

.@CediArticle is the chair of @NHSKentMedway and has many years of non-executive experience in the NHS, as well as working at senior positions in a housing association and charity. He is a strategic coach and business mentor. #BlackHistoryMonth

A #BlackHistoryMonth thread profiling @MarieGNHS former chair of @NHS_ELFT and current chair of @NELHCP

.@ProfKevinFenton is a senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. He is the public health director for London, with a passion for leadership, health, equity, innovation and impact #BlackHistoryMonth

.@DrJacquiDyerMBE co-founded and chairs Black Thrive, which focuses on improving the mental health and wellbeing of people of Caribbean and African descent. She is president of @mentalhealth and mental health equalities adviser @NHSEngland #BlackHistoryMonth

.@karenabonner2 is the chief nurse @BucksHealthcare, joining from @ChelwestFT. In her over 25 years qualified nursing career, Karen has worked in a number of large and complex NHS organisations. She remains a passionate and proud nurse. #BlackHistoryMonth

.@richarddstubbs is the chief executive @YHASN and vice chair @AHSNNetwork. He has written about how the pandemic has offered a chance to think about issues such as health inequalities; equality and diversity; and prevention and wellbeing. #BlackHistoryMonth