Staff faced racism at yet another of Greater Manchester's troubled mental health units, review finds
Staff working at a mental health unit experienced ‘racism’ both from patients and fellow colleagues, a new review has revealed.
A ‘fear over no action being taken or fear of retribution’ was found to have led staff to be ‘unable to raise concerns’, the review concluded. Staff also felt ‘generally excluded and unwelcome which has led to a perception of divisions between wards’, said GMMH. "This initial review is only the start of the work that lies ahead, and we are truly committed to engaging with staff on our road to becoming an anti-racist organisation," continued the report. "We know that this will take a lot of hard work and we are prepared to do what it takes to do better."
“We are thankful to our many staff that shared their insight and personal experiences. We do not underestimate how difficult and potentially traumatic this process can be. It is clear that our ethnically diverse staff have experienced inequalities in the form of racism. “To further support this we will establish an Anti-Racism Steering Group and continue to work in partnership with our Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff Network and members of our ethnically diverse community to co-produce our anti-racism action plan that will set out the actions required to roll out the PCREF across the organisation and help us drive forward improvements in our Workforce Race Equality Standard .
"As an employer, service provider and educator we will strive to make every effort to understand and influence the wider system and societal factors impacting on mental health racial inequalities.”
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