A nurse who says she experienced bullying, harassment and racism while working at Nottingham University Hospitals says the trust is now starting to change. The trust which runs the Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital employs 19,000 staff, around 26 percent of whom are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
On Thursday (February 16) Chief Executive of the trust, Anthony May, faced questions from Nottingham City Councillors on how it is tackling bullying and racism after issues were raised in a critical Care Quality Commission (CQC) report. Concerns over the leadership of the organisation were so serious that the Trust was served with a warning notice after the 2021 inspection – requiring them to make widespread changes.
Mr May joined the trust in September 2022 and quickly set out a commitment to tackling bullying and racism. He attended the health scrutiny committee on February 16, alongside colleagues Onyinye Enwezor BEM, Chair of the BAME Shared Governance Council, and Richard Holder, Chair of the BAME Network.
