HSJ Editor Richard Vize

Minority staff blocked from senior NHS roles, study finds

Institutional racial discrimination is blocking black and ethnic minority NHS staff from senior positions, an independent study has confirmed.Only 8 per cent of senior managers are from non-white backgrounds compared with 12 per cent of the working-age population, an assessment commissioned by the NHS Institute found.

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