• Unconscious bias, also called implicit bias, is the attitudes or stereotypes people hold deep in the unconscious part of their brains. These biases exist outside of your control and they may not match how you feel when you give conscious thought to the subject (https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/how-to-unlearn-unconscious-bias) 
  
  
• This site explores what Unconscious Bias is and offers a hidden Bias Tests to measure unconscious, or automatic, biases: Test Yourself for Hidden Bias
  
  
• The following two videos examine what unconscious bias is:
  
  
  
  

Papers

• What is unconscious bias?

• The HCPC aim to champion equality, diversity and inclusion in all that they do as a regulator and have some great resources here: Equality, diversity and inclusion
  
  
• Students don’t always get an inclusive and supportive experience, and this can be for many factors, which is explored in  the webinar below, by a group of leadership students in April 2021:

• Equality and inclusion in the workplace video:

• A video on how diversity, inclusion and engagement can enable a healthy workplace:

• John Lewis Partnership reminds everyone what is and is not acceptable when meeting someone from an ethnically diverse background:

• This short YouTube video highlights the discrimination that people face, the assumptions people make, microaggressions, the need for a more inclusive working environment and reminds us all of our responsibility to change this:

• The following webinar discusses the experiences of students from ethnically diverse, LGBTQIA+ and disability backgrounds.
  
  Key sections to note:
  - Observed discrimination / culture in the placement setting: 15:20–18:30
  - Disability / reasonable adjustments: 18:35–20:40, 29:10–33:50 and 33:50–39:15
  - Sexuality / sexual orientation: 20:40–24:50
  - Accents / language: 24:50–29:10 and 53:30–57:35
  - Race / raising concerns: 39:15–49:30
  - Intersectionality, belonging and choice of university: 49:30–53:30
  - Implicit bias in educators: 57:35–58.35
  - Student trauma and impact of discrimination: 58:35–1:07:00
  - Student discussion / suggestions for improvement: 1:07:00–1:54:15

• This Equality and Diversity Toolkit looks to bring together information and guidance on equality
  legislation and best practice in a user-friendly and accessible format, so that you can look up the information you need on all the key issues: Equality & Diversity Toolkit
  
  
• The following website explores Diversity networks (DisAbility; Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME); and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual+ (LGBTQIA+): Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Diversity networks
  
  
• NMC Equality, diversity and inclusion website
  
  
• HCPC Equality, diversity and inclusion website
  
  
• NHS England Equality, diversity and inclusion website
  
  
• Health Education England Equality, diversity and inclusion website

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust policy

• Equality and diversity policy

Papers

• Tackling inequalities for AHPs
  
  
• The Progress and Outcomes of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Nurses and Midwives through the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Process

Mentors have to approach their role from multiple angles, one of which is the view of the student toward the mentorship role, as discussed by a AHP leadership student below:

• When we label people and put them in boxes, we don’t see the person for who they are. This video proves that we have a lot in common:

• The following video discusses the importance for educators about being an effective ally, just employing the basics makes a big difference to the experience to be received:

• And the following video discusses understanding privilege and allyship:

Papers

• The coin model of privilege and critical allyship: implications for health

• A microaggression is a subtle, often unintentional, form of prejudice. Rather than an overt declaration of racism or sexism, a microaggression often takes the shape of an offhand comment, an inadvertently painful joke, or a pointed insult (source)
  
  
• Case scenarios for microagressions:

• Inclusion and the power of diversity:

• This website provides some useful reflections on how to respond if you are called out for microaggressions: You've Been Called Out for a Microagression. What Do You Do?
  
  
• Psychology Today explores Microagression: Microagression

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust started delivering Stand Up Against Harassment training, in partnership with L’Oreal Paris. This training is designed to empower delegates to be active bystanders when they see harassment taking place, without putting their own personal safety at risk: Suzy Lamplugh Trust

• The following video is to help raise awareness of the challenges experienced by students that have English as a second language:

• The University of Brighton also has this guide to inclusive language: Inclusive Language Guidance
  
  
• The Law Society provide this useful guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language: A guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language
  
  
• American Psychological Association provides inclusive language guidelines: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Inclusive Language Guidelines

How to support student on placements who want to celebrate religious festivals:

• Racism is unacceptable and it has no place in health and care. But we know that it exists and that the impact on our colleagues can be devastating. This resource is firmly rooted in our professional Code and it is designed to support nurses, midwives and nursing associates, providing advice on the action you can take if you witness or experience racism: Combatting racial discrimination against minority ethnic nurses, midwives and nursing associates
  
  
• The UNISON Race for Equality Report: Challenging Racism in the NHS
  
  
• Racism:

• The bullying culture:

• Racism in the NHS:

• This podcast covers the experiences of student placements undertaken by students at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and Brighton University and the role placements play in bridging the gap to leadership: CoDHcast
  
  
• Dare to CARE (Creating an Anti-Racist Environment)

Papers

• Systematic Racism in Canadian Occupational Therapy