The session will discuss how achieving and sustaining board diversity translates to better patient care. Speakers and panellists will:

• acknowledge successes and some challenges still to overcome in achieving a truly diverse leadership

• discuss and demonstrate how diversity of leaders means better decision-making and governance, which leads to improved patient care

• consider how supporting diverse leaders in senior positions, ensuring inclusion from the top and down throughout the organisation, contributes to sustained change and the ultimate achievement of equity.