Seeking aspiring black and minority ethnic leaders
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Seeking aspiring black and minority ethnic leaders

Nick Evans Health journalist

A NHS England Midlands leadership programme for nurses and midwives aims to improve representation of black and minority ethnic staff in senior roles

More than a fifth of NHS staff come from black or minority ethnic backgrounds, but Workforce Race Equality Standard data shows they are under-represented in senior positions; while 30% of band 5 staff are from ethnic minorities, only 16% of band 7s are, and just 9% of senior managers.

Nursing Standard. 37, 10, 24-25. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.10.24.s13

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