Workforce Race Equality Standard 2021 - 2022

The NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) provides a framework for ensuring that Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff receive fair treatment in the workplace and have equal access to career opportunities. The data presented provides an overview of the Trust’s performance again the 9 WRES indicators.

Publication date:
01 October 2020
Date range:
October 2020 - October 2021

Indicator 5

Indicator 5

35.4% of BAME staff stated that they have experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months.

Objective

The relative likelihood of white staff compared to BAME staff accessing non-mandatory/CPD training is 0.95.

Analysis

The data presented shows a significant reduction of nearly 10% over the last two years.

Action 1

Communication campaigns to inform all service users and visitors to the Trust regarding the approach to bullying, harassment, abuse and violence of staff.

Task and Finish group actions – OD Facilitators to lead on workshops and staff sessions to capture lived experience and to encourage staff to join the B&H working groups

Lead

  • D&I Manager

  • D&I Practitioners

  • OD Lead/Facilitators

     

  • Colleague Harassment Task and Finish Group

  • BAME Network

Date

December 2022 March 2024

Progress

Task & Finish Group in place, data exercise completed. Group now to use data to develop actions/initiatives.

Action 2

Link in with South East wide Violence Reduction Programme.

Lead

  • D&I Manager

Date

September 2022

Progress

New.