One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
The NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’. Photograph: By Ian Miles/Flashpoint Pictures/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’. There is a worrying gap between BAME managers’ desire to rise through the ranks and their belief they will be able to do so.“I am the only brown face at 99% of my meetings at strategic and policy level,” a black senior manager said.
- ▪The NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’.
- ▪Photograph: By Ian Miles/Flashpoint Pictures/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’.
- ▪There is a worrying gap between BAME managers’ desire to rise through the ranks and their belief they will be able to do so.“I am the only brown face at 99% of my meetings at strategic and policy level,” a black senior manager said.
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The NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’. Photograph: By Ian Miles/Flashpoint Pictures/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe NHS Alliance, which carried out the survey, said the findings are ‘further evidence of the corrosive and demoralising impact of racism in the NHS’. Photograph: By Ian Miles/Flashpoint Pictures/AlamyNHSOne in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report findsHealth service faces exodus as almost four-fifths of BAME managers surveyed reported racism, exclusion and barriers to career progressionDenis Campbell, Health policy editorTue 15 Sep 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe NHS in England is facing…
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