Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay . Guided by the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust @HMD_UK and Jewish people worldwide, I am reflecting on what we can do at @NHS_SWLA to highlight and celebrate the voices of religious communities within our NHS. (Thread, 1 of 8).

Today's date is significant. 27 January 1945 was the date when the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated @AuschwitzMuseum. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust invites us to remember those murdered for who they were, and to stand against prejudice and hatred. (Thread, 2 of 8).

The UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 ceremony will be streamed online today, at 7pm, and can be watched via https://www.hmd.org.uk/ceremony . Those who are able to do so safely are invited to light a candle in their window at 8pm. #LightTheDarkness . (Thread, 3 of 8).

@BBCNews has published a video in which journalist Fergal Keane @fergalkeane47 speaks to survivors and their families: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55816309. (Thread, 4 of 8).

We invite you to listen to songs by Music and the Holocaust @holocaust_music, available on http://holocaustmusic.ort.org/music/ . (Thread, 5 of 8).

At the NHS Southwest Leadership Academy @NHS_SWLA @NHSLeadership, we are constantly assessing and improving our processes to become more inclusive of religious and ethnic minorities. (Thread, 6 of 8).

We are finalizing a guest blog on leadership from Jez Brown, Lead Chaplain at Devon Partnership NHS Trust @DPT_NHS. This will soon be published on our 2-monthly Leadership Outlook newsletter ( https://www.southwestleadership.nhs.uk/news-portal/newsletter/). (Thread, 7 of 8).

We are in solidarity with survivors, Jewish staff and patients at NHS who are unable to mark #HolocaustMemorialDay with their families due to COVID-19 restrictions. Let's continue promoting belonging in the NHS for all. Let's #LightTheDarkness , even if virtually (Thread, 8 of 8).