NHS trusts 'not moving the needle' on victimisation and harassment on BAME or global majority staff

Two NHS trusts are "not moving the needle" in the victimisation and harassment of staff from Black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds, bosses have heard.

A board meeting for the University Hospitals Tees group, which covers the North and South Tees NHS Foundation Trusts, was told of the experiences of staff in the "global majority" - from African, Asian, dual heritage or previously referred to as ethnic minorities. Non-executive director Mark Dias said: "Data has come through now across both sites, South Tees and North Tees.

"We are seeing significant trends over a period of time where we're not moving the needle in respect of the victimisation and harassment against the global majority members of our staff. This needs further analysis and work in respect of whether specific