Diversity & Inclusion
- NH is a diverse, safe and inclusive health service where diversity is as strength.
- Everyone should feel safe and included with respect to: ethnicity marital status cultural background gender faith age sexuality ability citizen status.
- Cultural safety means feeling welcome and free from discrimination.
- NH information and resources
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Safety and inclusion are supported through a governance structure – Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
- The Committee has five working groups which promote equity of disadvantaged groups. Below is information about 3 of these working group committees.
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- Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Committee (intranet only) aims to create a workplace which is safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ staff and celebrates and acknowledges the strength in diversity. We aim to foster an environment and culture for our consumers which values their lived experience and engages with the community to develop, implement and maintain safe and inclusive best practice care. E: LGBTQIA+Enquires@nh.org.au
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- Disability @ Northern Health (intranet only) is committed to ensuring better outcomes for all people, including those with disability. Northern Health’s also seeks to be an employer of choice for all people. E: NH-DisabilityWorkingGroup@nh.org.au
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- Refugees & Asylum Seekers (intranet only) The Northern Health Diversity Governance Committee has a working group to support our accountability to refugees and asylum seekers using our health services. E: NH-DiversityEnquiries@nh.org.au
iNews stories embracing diversity
PROMPT Policies
Religious Practices of Staff – Respecting Diversity (Update by 05/2027)
Equitable, Diverse & Inclusive Health Care (Update by 10/2029)
Spiritual Care (Update by 08/2027)
For more information visit the Cultural Competency webpage here.
Page last updated 12.02.2026