Race to Equity
Workforce Justice, Power and Protection in Health & Care
The 2026 B.I.D.E Workforce Summit will bring together health and care professionals, senior leaders, regulators, researchers, trade unions, policymakers and changemakers for a bold conversation on race equity, workforce justice and the future of health and care.
Bold & Practical
Moving beyond awareness alone
Summit Highlights
Moments from our transformative B.I.D.E Workforce Summit bringing together healthcare leaders and changemakers
Registration & Welcome
Connecting healthcare professionals
Networking Sessions
Building meaningful connections
Keynote Presentations
Inspiring healthcare leadership
Panel Discussions
Diverse perspectives in healthcare
Main Stage
Dismantling barriers, rebuilding trust
Keynote Address
Empowering healthcare voices
Workshop Sessions
Reviewing summit materials
Collaborative Discussions
Sharing insights and experiences
Welcome Address
Setting the summit vision
Representation Matters
Celebrating diversity in healthcare
Inspiring Moments
Feeling finally represented
Leadership Voices
Driving change in healthcare
A Bold Conversation at a Critical Moment
Against a backdrop of NHS reform, workforce pressures, restructuring and persistent racial inequity, this year's Summit will move beyond awareness and lived experience alone. The focus will be on what protects staff, what shifts systems, and what practical action is needed now.
Delegates will hear from leading voices across the sector, including confirmed sessions from the General Medical Council and the NHS Race and Health Observatory, with further speakers to be announced.
What Protects Staff
Rights, regulation, speaking up safely and the structures that must exist to keep Black, Asian and minority ethnic professionals secure in their careers.
What Shifts Systems
From evidence to action — what the data tells us, where progress is stalling, and what organisations must do differently to turn insight into measurable change.
What Practical Action is Needed Now
Delegates leave with personal commitments, organisational challenges and leadership asks — not just conversations, but accountability.
Confirmed Session Partners
General Medical Council
Regulation, Fairness & Trust
NHS Race and Health Observatory
From Evidence to Action
Further speakers to be announced.
Join us at the 2026 B.I.D.E Workforce Summit
Be part of a bold, practical and timely conversation on race equity, workforce justice and the future of health and care.
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