East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
WORK FORCE RACE EQUALITY STANDARD
JULY 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
Workforce Race Equality Standard
NHS Trust
NAVRITA ATWAL
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEAD
July 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
What does the WRES tell you about the BME staff
makeup
Current Staff Breakdown
TOTAL
Total "WHITE"
14/15
No.
3851
Total "BLACK ASIAN MINORITY"
14/15
No.
92
Total "Not Stated"
14/15
No.
651
TOTAL
14/15
No.
4594
Total "WHITE"
14/15
%
83.83%
Total "BLACK ASIAN MINORITY"
14/15
%
2.00%
Total "Not Stated"
14/15
%
14.17%
100.00%
July 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
What does the WRES tell you about the BME staff
makeup
1. Percentage of BME staff in Bands 8-9, VSM (including
executive Board members and senior medical staff) compared
with the percentage of BME staff in the overall workforce.
Head
Head Count
%
Count %
30/06/2 30/06/2
30/06/2015
015
014
30/06/2014
BME staff in bands 8-9 & VSM as a %
of all staff in bands 8-9 & VSM
BME staff as % of the Workforce
overall
WFRES PRESENTATION
3
3.80
5
5.05
87
2.03
88
2.15
DateJuly 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
What does the WRES tell you about the BME staff
makeup
2. Relative likelihood of BME staff being appointed from
shortlisting compared to that of White staff being appointed
from shortlisting across all posts.
Head
Head
Count
%
Count
%
30/06/2 30/06/2 30/06/20 30/06/20
015
015
14
14
BME shortlisted candidates being
appointed as a % of all BME shortlisted
candidates
Non- BME shortlisted candidates being
appointed as a % of all Non-BME
shortlisted candidates
16
7.44%
Not
Available
Not
Available
282
8.61%
Not
Available
Not
Available
NOTE: Non-BME includes "Not stated"
Date
3. Relative likelihood of BME staff entering the formal
disciplinary process, compared to that of White staff entering
the formal disciplinary process, as measured by entry into a
formal disciplinary investigation
Apr14- Mar15 Number %
of
disciplina
ries
started in
year
Apr13Mar14
Number of
disciplinaries
started in year
%
BME
2
3.28%
White
50
81.97%
BME
4
6.90%
Not
stated
9
14.75%
White
47
81.03%
Not stated
7
12.07%
Total
58
100.00%
Total
61
100.00%
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
4. Relative likelihood of BME staff accessing nonmandatory training and CPD as compared to
White staff:
2015
2014
White: 435 (9.46) White: 997 (21.70%)
BME:
4 (0.08%) BME: 12 (0.26%)
July 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
5. KF 18. Percentage of staff experiencing
harassment, bullying or abuse from patients,
relatives or the public in last 12 months
Year/Indicator standard
2014
2013
KF18
PENDING
PENDING
Percentage of Staff
experiencing harassment,
bullying or abuse from
patients, relatives or the
public in the last 12 months.
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NHS Trust
6. KF 19. Percentage of staff experiencing
harassment, bullying or abuse from staff in last 12
months
2014
2013
KF19
PENDING
PENDING
Percentage of
staff experiencing
harassment,
bullying or abuse
from staff in the
last 12 months.
July 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
7. KF 27. Percentage believing that trust provides
equal opportunities for career progression or
promotion
Kf27
2014
Percentage believing PENDING
that trust provides
equal opportunities
for career
progression or
promotion.
2013
PENDING
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8. Q23. In the last 12 months have you personally
experienced discrimination at work from any of the
following? b) Manager/team leader or other
colleagues
Kf27
PENDING
PENDING
Percentage
believing that trust
provides equal
opportunities for
career progression
or promotion.
July 2-015
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
9. Boards are expected to be broadly
representative of the population they serve.
Head
Head
Count %
Count %
30/06/ 30/06/ 30/06/ 30/06/
2015
2015
2014
2014
BME Non-Executive Directors as a %
of all Non-Executive Directors
1
16.67
1
14.29
How have you raised awareness of the
WRES?
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
1. WFRES – is NEW
2.COMMUNICATIONS DEPART – INTERNAL
NEWSLETTER
3. BUILDING IT INTO STAFF INDUCTION
4. KEY PERSONNEL/EQUALITY CHAMPIONS
5. EQUALITY AND DIVESITY STEERING GROUP
July 2015
East of England Ambulance Service
Challenges and opportunities
NHS Trust
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The WFRES is new!
Raising awareness within the Trust/Talks/Seminars
Importance of Standard
Buy in from Board members
Action Plans
Collecting data (Health Assure)
Ensuring Compliance
WFRES Template not very user-friendly
NEXT STEPS
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
1. Implementation of Action Plan
2. Reviewing the effectiveness of Action Plans
3. Building on Best Practice
4. Continuing to work with stakeholders and partners
to learn from experience
5. Striving for Excellence by ensuring that there is
equality of opportunity for all and inequality
addressed/challenged
East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust
July 2015