Black staff ‘less likely to view NHS as an inclusive place to work’

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In research seen exclusively by The Independent, just 40 per cent of Black health service employees rated their workplace as ‘very’ or ‘highly’ fair, compared to 61 per cent and 72 per cent of their Asian and white counterparts. open image in gallery New data has revealed the NHS waiting list is still higher than when Rishi Sunak pledged it would fall Jon Czul, the Head of Consultancy and Research at the not-for-profit group Skills for Health, said the health service deserved to be celebrated for its diversity but that progress was still needed to improve fairness among the workforce. The study comes afterThe Independent revealed a third of Black and ethnic minority health staff have suffered racism or bullying as the NHS fails to address systemic levels of discrimination. I am from an ethnic minority background and many of us feel the same, but the hiring system - the interview part - we feel is not objective.” Meanwhile, some 52 per cent of Black respondents rated their workplace positively compared to 55 per cent of Asian and 64 per cent of white NHS staff when asked about psychological safety, which describes the belief that a person won’t be punished or humiliated by senior staff.