Department of Health: Equality

(asked on 19th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.


Answered by
 Portrait
David Mowat
This question was answered on 11th January 2017

The Department of Health is committed to promoting and achieving equality and diversity in the workplace. We aim to attract and retain people who are the best in their field, with the right skills and competencies and from a diverse range of backgrounds. This diversity makes the Department better able to serve the citizens of the United Kingdom.

The Departmental Board has appointed the Diversity Champions shown in the table below

Diversity Topic

Board Champion

Race

Lee McDonough

Gender

Tamara Finkelstein

LGBT

Clara Swinson

Disability

David Williams

Social Mobility

Mark Davies

Health and Wellbeing

Gina Radford

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