NHS drive for diversity in key roles ‘going backwards’ Fewer women and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are being given key roles running NHS trusts, prompting claims that the health service is going backwards on diversity and inclusion.
The proportion of chairs and non-executive directors of NHS trusts in England who are from an ethnic minority has almost halved from 15% in 2010 to just 8%, research shows.
The proportion of women in those posts has also fallen from 47% in 2002 to only 38%, despite a flurry of initiatives to improve female as well as BME representation in senior NHS roles.
As a black nurse, I see the crushing racial inequality across the NHS. This has to stop
Donna Kinnair. The findings are contained in a report by the NHS Confederation, which represents 85% of local health service bodies in England. The Guardian
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The proportion of chairs and non-executive directors of NHS trusts in England who are from an ethnic minority has almost halved from 15% in 2010 to just 8%, research shows.
The proportion of women in those posts has also fallen from 47% in 2002 to only 38%, despite a flurry of initiatives to improve female as well as BME representation in senior NHS roles.
As a black nurse, I see the crushing racial inequality across the NHS. This has to stop
Donna Kinnair. The findings are contained in a report by the NHS Confederation, which represents 85% of local health service bodies in England. The Guardian
See Also:
- Chairs and non-executives in the NHS: The need for diverse leadership NHS Confederation
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