Improving diversity and inclusion

Improving diversity and inclusion in our organisation is a priority for NHS Blood and Transplant.

We are making a long-term commitment to changing the culture of our organisation.

Organisation diagnosis report review

Following the publication of our Organisational Diagnostic Report by Globis in June 2020, we committed to reviewing our progress against the nine priority recommendations one year on.

We commissioned an independent review to sense check the experiences of the changes made with colleagues at Colindale.

We have made some good progress, but we know there is still much more to do. The lessons we have learned and continue to learn apply to the wider organisation too.

This valuable insight will now be used to shape and accelerate our wider equality, diversity and inclusion programme for the whole organisation.

Read the independent review - August 2021 (PDF 567KB)

Read the organisation diagnosis report - June 2020 (PDF 395KB)

Latest communications:

Statement on our organisation diagnosis report (June 2020)

In response to worrying reports about the working environment in Colindale, we commissioned an organisational diagnostic from an independent company. To hold ourselves to account, we also committed to publishing the findings...

Organisation diagnosis report FAQs (June 2020)

Frequently asked questions in relation to the organisation diagnosis report published in June 2020.