‘Shameful’ data reveals NHS treatment of minority ethnic staff

Five years after launching a plan to improve treatment of black and minority ethnic staff, NHS England data shows their experiences have got worse.

Almost a third of black and minority ethnic staff in the health service have been bullied, harassed or abused by their own colleagues in the past year, according to “shameful” new data.

Minority ethnic staff in the NHS have reported a worsening experience as employees across four key areas, in a blow to bosses at NHS England, five years after they launched a drive to improve race equality.

Critics warned the experiences reported by BME staff raised questions over whether the health service was “institutionally racist” as experts criticised the NHS “tick box” approach and “showy but pointless interventions”.

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Source: The Independent, 18 February 2020