Race-ethnic and gender differences in representation within the English National Health Service: a quantitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate race-ethnic and gender disparities in National Health Service (NHS) England employment in position, prestige and pay.

Design

National study using data from NHS Digital.

Setting

Trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England.

Participants

1 105 390 NHS Hospital and Community Health Service staff.

Results

Chinese people (42.9%, 95% CI 41.7% to 44.1%) are the most likely to be employed as doctors, followed by Asians (28.6%, 95% CI 28.3% to 28.8%) and people of mixed race/ethnicity (17.9%, 95% CI 17.3% to 18.4%); while white people (6.8%, 95% CI 6.7% to 6.8%) are less likely to be employed as doctors. However, white doctors are the most likely to be in the highest paid positions: 46.0% (95% CI 45.6% to 46.4%) of white doctors are

SUBMITTER: Milner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044822 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature