Enabling BME nurse and midwife progression into senior leadership positions

This report from NHS England summarises the learning from engagement work, which identifed what the best performing trusts in the workforce race equality standard area were doing, and includes examples that outline best practice approaches and a number of suggested actions to support improvement.

Birmingham community projects boost young African Caribbean men’s wellbeing, says new Centre for Mental Health report

The Government should create a new ‘Concordat’ for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Health to promote community-based projects that will support young people’s wellbeing and resilience, according to a report published today by Centre for Mental Health.

Back-to-school worries for parents? One in three very concerned bullying, cyberbullying

Bullying and cyberbullying top parents' list of worries when it comes to their children's health, according to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan. Close behind are internet safety and stress, motor vehicle accidents, and school violence.

But worries differed among racial groups, with African-American parents saying they were most concerned about racial inequities and school violence affecting their children.

The report is based on responses from 2,051 adults -- including 1,505 parents of children ages 0-18- from a nationally representative household survey. Read more HERE

Report sets out progress on race equality standards for all NHS trusts in England

A second annual report into race equality across the NHS has been published by NHS England.

The Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report publishes data from providers of NHS-funded care, including the voluntary and private sector, to demonstrate how they are addressing equality issues.

BME representation in fitness to practise cases

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published the findings of research exploring the progress and outcomes of BME nurses and midwives going through their fitness to practice (FtP) process.

There were a number of key findings within the report, the most significant being that BME nurses and midwives are more likely to be referred than their white counterparts. The report also highlighted that employers were the largest source of referrals and these referrals were most likely to progress through to the later stages of the FtP process.

Race In The Workplace: The MacGregor-Smith Review

This independent review. commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) considers the issues affecting black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in the workplace. It sets out recommendations for employers in the public and private sectors to improve diversity within their organisations. The government response is published alongside the report.

Tackling bullying and harassment in the NHS

NHS Employers has produced a new podcast, the first in a two-part series, discussing bullying and harassment in the NHS.

In this second edition you can listen to a discussion between staff at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal College of Nursing who are developing the cultural ambassadors project, which has helped increase fairness for BME staff in disciplinary hearings.

Barts Health NHS Trust - Our journey to become more diverse and inclusive

Barts developed an improvement plan called Safe and Compassionate.  Accompanying this is a commitment to improve staff experience.

Last year, the Trust launched a staff development workshop for black and minority ethnic (BME) staff, consisting of three workshops:

• Personal effectiveness
• Carer planning
• Jon interview skills.

To date 150 staff have taken part and 20 have successfully attained jobs at higher bands.

Fair Training Pathways For All: Understanding Experiences Of Progression

This GMC report examines the progression of doctors from different ethnicities and backgrounds through exams and recruitment. It shows that white UK medical graduates remain more likely to pass specialty exams than their black and minority ethnic (BME) counterparts, while doctors whose primary qualification was gained outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) are even less likely to do well in exams or recruitment.