JULY 2015 WORK FORCE RACE EQUALITY STANDARD East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

July 2015 Workforce Race Equality Standard NAVRITA ATWAL EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEAD East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

July 2015 What does the WRES tell you about the BME staff makeup East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Current Staff BreakdownTOTAL Total "WHITE"14/15No.3851 Total "BLACK ASIAN MINORITY"14/15No.92 Total "Not Stated"14/15No.651 TOTAL14/15No.4594 Total "WHITE"14/15%83.83% Total "BLACK ASIAN MINORITY"14/15%2.00% Total "Not Stated"14/15%14.17% %

DateJuly 2015 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. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust WFRES PRESENTATION Head Count% % 30/06/ /06/2 014 BME staff in bands 8-9 & VSM as a % of all staff in bands 8-9 & VSM BME staff as % of the Workforce overall

Date 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. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Head Count% % 30/06/ /06/20 14 BME shortlisted candidates being appointed as a % of all BME shortlisted candidates % Not Available Non- BME shortlisted candidates being appointed as a % of all Non-BME shortlisted candidates % Not Available NOTE: Non-BME includes "Not stated"

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 Apr13- Mar14 Number of disciplinaries started in year % BME23.28% White % Not stated914.75% Total % Apr14- Mar15 Number of disciplina ries started in year % BME46.90% White % Not stated712.07% Total %

July Relative likelihood of BME staff accessing non- mandatory training and CPD as compared to White staff: White: 435 (9.46) White: 997 (21.70%) BME: 4 (0.08%) BME: 12 (0.26%) East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

July KF 18. Percentage of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from patients, relatives or the public in last 12 months East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Year/Indicator standard KF18 Percentage of Staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months. PENDING

July KF 19. Percentage of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from staff in last 12 months East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust KF19 Percentage of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from staff in the last 12 months. PENDING

July KF 27. Percentage believing that trust provides equal opportunities for career progression or promotion East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Kf27 Percentage believing that trust provides equal opportunities for career progression or promotion PENDING 2013 PENDING

July 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 East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Kf27 Percentage believing that trust provides equal opportunities for career progression or promotion. PENDING

9. Boards are expected to be broadly representative of the population they serve. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Head Count% % 30/06/ /06/ 2014 BME Non-Executive Directors as a % of all Non-Executive Directors

July 2015 How have you raised awareness of the WRES? 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 East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Challenges and opportunities 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 East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

NEXT STEPS 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 East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust