Last updated4 June 2026 Article Lord Mann’s recommendations to tackle antisemitism and racism accepted The government has accepted in full Lord John Mann’s review into antisemitism and wider racism in the NHS.
Last updated30 June 2025 News Disability and race equality standard reports published Read the key findings from NHS England's 2024 Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) and Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) reports.
Last updated17 April 2026 News Workforce Race Equality Standard report published NHS England’s 2025 WRES report shows rising BME representation but ongoing race inequality, with staff underrepresented at senior NHS levels.
Last updated2 October 2025 Article Medical Workforce Race Equalities Standards - five years on The report offers a sobering yet essential update on racial and ethnic disparities within the NHS medical workforce.
Last updated23 June 2023 Article NHS equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) improvement plan The NHS England EDI improvement plan aims to improve equality, diversity and inclusion and to enhance the sense of belonging for NHS staff.
Last updated19 November 2021 Handbook Improving staff equality networks through partnership working As the role of the staff network grows, how they interact with existing forums becomes even more important to ensuring groups work effectively.
Last updated1 October 2025 Article Supporting Black History Month 2025 October is Black History Month. Learn more about the activities that took place and what action you can take to improve race equality.
Last updated2 February 2022 Blog De-biasing recruitment A blog by Alison Smith looking at NHS England and NHS Improvement London's interactive toolkit which could help you to de-bias recruitment processes.
Last updated18 June 2026 Article Statement of commitment to addressing antisemitism, anti-Muslim hostility and all forms of racism Employers’ response to Lord Mann's review into antisemitism and other forms of racism across the NHS and healthcare regulatory sector.
Last updated7 July 2025 Guidance The potential impact of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service on pay gaps The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group (EDIG) has published guidance on avoiding pay gaps in the application of Agenda for Change.