BRACE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Evaluation (BRACE) Centre aims to produce timely evidence that informs decisions about the commissioning and delivery of innovative health and social care services and policies. Through the evidence we produce, we strive to contribute to health and social care services that are more inclusive and equitable, supporting all people to live healthier lives and reducing health inequalities.
This ambition is realised by conducting rapid evaluations that produce insights for policymakers, health and care staff, patients and the public about the impacts of policies and health and social care services on different communities and groups. This includes, investigating health inequalities, exploring access inequalities, and highlighting how the needs and perspectives of different groups relate to the services and policies being evaluated.
The knowledge from rapid evaluation is developed through an inclusive research approach that involves diverse research participants and advisors. The research is conducted and supported by the BRACE team, who are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion both within their research practice and within the workplace across partner organisations.
Our key documents to support and reflect our work in equality, diversity and inclusion are:
BRACE EDI Strategy Plain English Summary
BRACE EDI maturity self assessment