Equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI)

EDI strategy for NIHR Sheffield Clinical Research Facility (CRF)

The NIHR Sheffield CRF is committed to promoting and embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) through all aspects of our work.

Diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact in our research and enhances the experience of our patients, communities, and workforce. By working collaboratively with our partners, we aim to create a thriving inclusive research environment that provides widened access and public confidence in health and care research; an environment that attracts and supports a diverse range of world-leading staff, fostering equal opportunity for everyone to achieve their potential.

Through embedding these principles we will foster the development of a culture of Impact, Excellence, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Effectiveness.

To read more about our plans for EDI at NIHR Sheffield CRF, please read our EDI strategy.

Other EDI strategies

You can read about equality, diversity and inclusion at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH), including the EDI strategy for 2021 - 2025, on the STH website.

You can read the NIHR EDI strategy for 2022 - 2027 on the NIHR website.

Those with an account can log in and read about EDI at the University of Sheffield on the University of Sheffield website.

CRF champions

At NIHR Sheffield CRF, we have Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Learning Disabilities & Autism (LDA) and Dementia Champions who are passionate members of staff that have volunteered to support the education of our staff around EDI, LDA and Dementia and support the delivery of our EDI strategy. They are advocates for good practice and improvement in EDI, and a point of contact for our staff and our research participants.

You can read profiles on each of our CRF Champions on our CRF champions page.

STEP UP Strategies for Trialists

Colleagues at the Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU) have been involved in the development of this work - STEP UP: Strategies for Trialists to promote equal participation in clinical trials for under-served populations.

Whilst there are frameworks that have been created that help people identify where trial design may exclude populations under-served by research, until now there was limited guidance about how to create accessible trials for these populations.

The key recommendations and their implementation considerations were composed into a guidance document with the 6 sections below:

1. Recruitment and setting

2. Stakeholder engagement

3. Communication

4. Flexibility

5. Research training and hiring strategies

6. Data collection

For further information and to read the final report, please visit the STEP UP website.

Feedback

If you have any comments or feedback on our EDI work at NIHR Sheffield CRF, you can let us know by completing our feedback form.

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