Trust’s treatment of Muslims heavily criticised by board director

A board director has publicly criticised his trust for its treatment of Muslim staff and patients.

Mohammed Hussain posted on social media that some board members at Bradford Teaching Hospitals “are not heard and listened to”, and that there is a “dissonance” between its espoused values and the “lived experiences” of minority ethnic staff.

Mr Hussain, a non-executive director since 2019, was responding to a post by CEO Mel Pickup, who had said the trust had a “variety of support offers for colleagues observing Ramadan”.

He said there are “many examples” of Muslim families experiencing poor responses to complaints to the trust, while claiming that “outstanding” Muslim staff are having to “move out of the area to progress because they are not promoted internally”.

The trust said its launching an investigation into the concerns raised by Mr Hussain. 

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Source: HSJ, 12 March 2024