Little change in ethnic diversity in top roles at NHS trusts in England

There were more people from ethnic minority backgrounds in executive and senior managerial roles in NHS trusts in England in 2023, but because of a rise in the proportion of ethnic minorities in the workforce there has been minimal progress in diversity at the top of trusts, show latest data.Staff from ethnic minorities held 180 (11%) executive roles in English NHS trusts in 2023, up from 161 (10%) in 2022, shows the latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), which aims to capture how NHS trusts are tackling race inequalities.1The gap between ethnic minority representation in the workforce and among executive directors increased from 13.5% in 2021 to 15.7% in 2023 because more people from ethnic minority backgrounds have joined the NHS in the past year (from 22.4% to 26.4%).Overall, 26.4% (380 108) of people who worked for trusts in England in 2023 were from minority ethnic backgrounds, up 13%…
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