Workforce Race Equality Standard 2020 - 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 6

Objective

Percentage of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from staff in the last 12 months.

Staff experiencing bullying harassment or abuse:

  • BAME staff - 25.5%
  • White staff - 19.9%

Reason

BAME staff experience has decreased by 1.7% to 25.5% since last year.

Action 1

  • Trust wide use of mediation as a resource to resolving conflict and issues within teams/ individuals
  • Staff can speak up at the BAME Forum and be supported by the Chair and/or members of the forum
  • Reinforcement of the Dignity at Work policy – you talk Managers induction

Lead

  • BAME Network Chair
  • Diversity and Inclusion Facilitator
  • Employee Relations Manager

Date

March 2020

Progress

Completed

Action 2

  • BAME network to encourage staff to become FTSU Ambassadors – increase the number of BAME FTSU Ambassadors from 8 -15

Lead

  • FTSU Guardian
  • BAME staff network

Date

March 2022