The NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) was introduced in 2015 to help better understand why colleagues from the global majority often experience much poorer treatment than white staff, and to facilitate the closure of gaps in experience.
The nine WRES indicators use data from the NHS annual staff survey and the NHS Employee Staff Record (ESR).
At Newcastle Hospitals, we have implemented a number of initiatives to improve a ‘sense of belonging’ and raise awareness of the issues faced by our global majority workforce and our WRES action plan identifies current priorities.
Our approach continues to be multifactorial, with overall aims to raise awareness, ensure transparency, increase staff engagement and create a sense of belonging.
