At SWFT we are committed to ensuring our services are accessible, inclusive and equitable to all who use them regardless of race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, social background, disability and age.
Equity means that all women, birthing people and babies achieve the best health outcomes. To ensure this, we will strive to respond to each person’s unique health and social situation – with increasing support as health inequalities increase – so that care is safe and personalised for all.
We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity. We will use both 'women' and 'birthing people' to describe our service users and reject any suggestion that respecting non-binary and trans people diminishes women’s rights. Other terminology that we use is reflective of the preference of some individuals for alternative language alongside anatomical terms.
We will challenge abusive or discriminatory comments or behaviour that are not in line with our inclusive values.
Visit our Equality, diversity and inclusion page on this website for more information about equality, diversity and inclusion at SWFT.