Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2019-2022

The WDES focuses on the experiences of KMPT disability staff in the workplace compared to non-disabled staff. There are specific measures within each of the indicators that measure the data, experiences and opportunities for disabled staff.

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

Information

Total percentage of staff

  1. Non-disabled - 78%
  2. Disabled - 6%
  3. Unspecified - 1%
  4. Not declared - 15%

Clinical workforce

  1. Non-disabled - 77%
  2. Disabled - 6%
  3. Unspecified - 1%
  4. Not declared - 16%

Non-clinical workforce

  1. Non-disabled - 79%
  2. Disabled - 6%
  3. Unspecified - 1%
  4. Not declared - 14%

Metric 2

Relative likelihood of non-disabled staff being appointed from shortlisting across all posts: Non-disabled are 0.98 times more likely.

Metric 3

Relative likelihood of disabled staff entering the formal disciplinary process, as measured by entry into a formal disciplinary investigation: Disabled are 4.27 times more likely.

Metric 4

Percentage of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from:

  • patients, relatives or the public in last 12 months
    • Non-disabled - 34.5%
    • Disabled - 36.7%
  • managers in the last 12 months
    • Non-disabled - 9%
    • Disabled - 15.4%
  • other colleagues in the last 12 months
    • Non-disabled - 13.6%
    • Disabled - 23.1%

Metric 5

Percentage of disabled staff compared to non-disabled staff believing that the Trust provides equal
opportunities for career progression or promotion:

  • Non-disabled - 86.2%
  • Disabled - 82%

Metric 6

Percentage of disabled staff compared to non-disabled staff saying that they have felt pressure from
their manager to come to work, despite not feeling well enough to perform their duties:

  • Non-disabled - 14.3%
  • Disabled - 21.1%

Metric 7

Percentage of disabled staff compared to non-disabled staff saying that they are satisfied with the extent to which their organisation values their work:

  • Non-disabled - 55.6%
  • Disabled - 407%

Metric 8

Percentage of disabled staff saying that their employer has made adequate adjustment(s) to enable them to carry out their work: 76.9% non-disabled.

Metric 9

  • The staff engagement score for disabled staff, compared to non-disabled staff:
    • Non-disabled - 7.2
    • Disabled - 6.6
  • Has your Trust taken action to facilitate the voices of disabled staff in your organisation to be heard? Yes - (dis)ABILITY staff network

Metric 10

Percentage difference between the organisation’s Board voting membership and its organisation’s overall workforce, disaggregated.

Voting membership of the Board

  • Non-disabled - 100%

Overall workforce

  • Non-disabled - 78%
  • Disabled - 6%
  • Unspecified - 16%