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Freedom of Information request Racial Discrimination and Racial Abuse

Response published: 30 March 2026
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FOI Request

To whom it may concern,  Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information which relates to nursing staff experiences of racial discrimination and racial abuse. Please include all nursing staff (all Agenda for Change Bands 2-9). 1. The number of racial discrimination or racial abuse incidents reported by nursing staff in your NHS Trust broken down by each full calendar year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, from: a) patients, b) patient’s relatives c) the public,  d) in total (from patients, relatives and the public) 2. The number of racial discrimination or racial abuse incidents reported by nursing staff from patients, relatives or members of the public in your NHS Trust broken down by each full calendar year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, by ethnic group of member of nursing staff. Please categorise by the main ethnic groups used by the NHS Staff Survey - White, Mixed/Multiple ethnic background, Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, and Other ethnic group. Please provide your response in Microsoft Excel format where possible. We understand the statutory time for responses is 20 working days, so we anticipate a reply from you by Wednesday 22nd April 2026 at the latest.   Please do not hesitate to contact me at Michael.Okeahialam-Finlayson@rcn.org.uk or on 0207 647 3459 should any aspect of my request require clarification.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref:GHC-23032026-111848

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Nursing staff experiences of racial discrimination and racial abuse – Please include all nursing staff (all Agenda for Change Bands 2-9).

1. The number of racial discrimination or racial abuse incidents reported by nursing staff in your NHS Trust broken down by each full calendar year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, from:

a) patients,

b) patient’s relatives

c) the public,

d) in total (from patients, relatives and the public)

2. The number of racial discrimination or racial abuse incidents reported by nursing staff from patients, relatives or members of the public in your NHS Trust broken down by each full calendar year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, by ethnic group of member of nursing staff. Please categorise by the main ethnic groups used by the NHS Staff Survey – White, Mixed/Multiple ethnic background, Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, and Other ethnic group.

Our response:

2022 2023 2024 2025
Patient to Staff – Racial 66 75 121 125
Public to Staff – Racial 2 0 0 3
TOTAL 68 75 121 128

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.