I am the Colleague Engagement Executive at Bupa Global & UK, a role I absolutely love. Every day is different. Making people believe in their own passions and delivering results is key to my role. I have worked for Bupa for 15 years, starting as a Member Service Advisor and then taking up various roles across the business.

I always like to call us a community and a family at Bupa, and when I speak of the community, I get really passionate about it. We have the ability to raise people’s voices and that’s what we do.

I have been actively involved in our employee inclusion network since its inception back in 2016, and we have achieved so much in that time including organising our participation in local Pride and Transgender Pride events. I also worked with our Insurance team colleagues to shape our gender dysphoria cover for our customers.

We still have so much to learn and do. The journey hasn’t always been easy, but being different from the ‘norm’ shouldn’t stop us being us. We shouldn’t need to hide our faith, or feel that we can’t be open about our gender or our sexuality. Bupa helps us be us – after all, the most important thing, is Being You.

I’ve been at​ Bupa for just over three years working in different roles,​ and now part of the Information Technology team.

I am happy to be one of our Be​ you At Bupa Network Lead to continue the​ great work we have done in this space. Recent colleague engagement sessions in IT gave people opportunity to discuss inclusion and how they can help create an inclusive culture. ​I am very excited about the prospect of making ​a difference for all individuals who work at​ Bupa.  

I’ve always been passionate about​ creating a positive impact for everyone and ​making their Bupa journey enjoyable. I truly​ believe diversity and inclusion is not about​ statistics on paper, it’s about people being ​able to bring their experience and backgrounds ​and be themself at Bupa or in any organisation. This gives an organisation a wealth of different perspectives and experiences which enriches our workplace for all. ​

In order to continue to make great progress, we all need to be active in this space, and this starts with us. “Be the change you want to see in the world.” If you see something wrong, speak up. If you want to change the status quo, just do it.​

Of the many areas of interest I have as a doctor, perhaps the greatest of my passions is around inclusive health and social care. As part of Bupa Global & UK, I recognise the need for focus and leadership on diversity, equity, and inclusion for our people, and our patients and service-users too. I am inspired to be a part of an organisation that champions cognitive as well as demographic diversity, and where my ideas and aspirations around inclusivity feel listened to, platformed, and celebrated. Recent Network drop in sessions have given people the opportunity to share their unique identities, find common ground and show up as themselves.