All Equality and diversity articles – Page 24
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HSJ LocalHospitals to return charity donations after sexism controversy
Two London teaching hospitals have said they will return donations from a charity event at the centre of a sexism row.
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NewsData reveals lack of progress in reducing race discrimination in NHS
The NHS has seen a slight improvement in how black and minority ethnic staff are treated compared to white colleagues since 2016 but the latest data stills shows there is “much, much more work to do”.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts performing worst against race equality target
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust was the worst trust in England for racial bias in its formal disciplinary process last financial year.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England BME staff report widespread bullying
More than half of the respondents to a survey completed by NHS England’s black and minority ethnic staff claimed to have been bullied by their line manager HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDepartment of Health gender pay gap revealed
Women working at the Department of Health earn up to 14 per cent less than men an hour – despite women making up two-thirds of its workforce.
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NewsConsultant accused of sexual harassment barred from returning to hospital trust
A hospital consultant has been barred from returning to work at his trust over claims of sexual harassment, despite winning his claim for unfair dismissal.
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NewsConcerns as mixed sex ward breaches more than double
The number of mixed sex ward breaches more than doubled over the last two years, prompting concerns from senior NHS managers about care quality and patient dignity.
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NewsCCGs warned policies could break discrimination laws
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned their policies on assisted conception could fall foul of discrimination laws if they treat same sex couples differently from heterosexual ones.
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NewsWomen NHS leaders offered industry internships to help 'create level playing field'
Women leaders in the NHS are being offered customised internships outside the health service to boost their skills and launch them into executive director roles.
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CommentSome green shoots amid the snowy peaks of the NHS workforce
Over a fifth of the NHS workforce are from non-white backgrounds, yet they suffer consistently worse workplace experiences
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HSJ LocalExecutive 'excluded' from struggling trust after culture review
An executive medical director has been excluded from work after a review of the culture at a troubled acute trust in the North West.
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NewsBME network declares 'no confidence' in trust's board
A hospital trust’s BME network has said it has “no confidence” in the organisation’s board “to deliver race equality”, following the apparent dismissal of the network’s chair.
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HSJ LocalTribunal rejects clinical manager's race discrimination claim
Employment tribunal rules Peter Hale was not discriminated against on racial grounds and he was not unfairly dismissed Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has a troubled history of race relations Trust has another employment tribunal outstanding with a discrimination claim A senior medical manager has lost his ...
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NewsRegulator faces religious discrimination claim over gay adoption row
Trust non-executive director was suspended following comments on same-sex adoption Richard Page claims he has been barred from other NHS roles for his religious beliefs NHS Improvement faces tribunal in August A trust non-executive director is bringing a religious discrimination complaint against NHS Improvement, claiming he has been ...
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NewsRevealed: Management redundancies signed off by NHSI committee
NHS Improvement’s provider leadership committee approved nine compulsory redundancies at senior level over nine months in 2016-17, documents obtained by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ LocalNHS in London failing on race equality standards
Race equality standards report finds London is worst performing region despite high number of BME staff BME employees in London twice as likely to face disciplinary action White staff more likely to be appointed from a shortlist than BME staff in the capital The London NHS region has ...
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CommentMore work needs to be done for race equality in the NHS
Where does the NHS stand in the treatment of its black and minority ethnic staff and patients
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NewsReport: Force NHS boards to publish gender balance data
NHS organisations should be forced to publish data on the gender balance of their boards and senior management teams, a new report backed by NHS Improvement has said.
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CommentWe must be aware of and fight unconscious bias in healthcare
It comes in many forms and can even affect patient safety, write Narinder Kapur and Peter Jones
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.