THE NHS boasts its most diverse workforce ever, but Black and minority ethnic staff still...
The latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard shows Black staff under-represented in senior positions and more likely to be formally disciplined
The latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard report shows that people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds make up almost a quarter of the overall workforce. However, while there has been an increase in representation at board level, including executive board roles, Black NHS staff still remain proportionally underrepresented in senior positions.
The plan outlines the “first five” practical actions to tackle existing inequalities in the medical workforce, including reducing disproportionate representation of international medical graduates in General Medical Council referrals, improving diversity in senior medical leadership appointments, and increasing BME representation in the councils of royal medical colleges.
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