EXPOSED: ‘Woke’ NHS seeking diversity hire on £52k to help women give birth and decide their ‘pain relief’

The role will be responsible for improving patient experience and health inequalities within local maternity services.

“They will contribute at all levels across the service in understanding what we do well and what we can improve through the challenges faced for those who fall under the nine protected characteristics of The Equality Act 2010,” the job description reads.

The nine protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010 are as follows:

1. Age – Protects people of all ages from discrimination, whether young or old.
2. Disability – Covers physical and mental impairments that have a long-term impact on daily life.
3. Gender reassignment – Protects transgender individuals, including those who are transitioning or have transitioned.
4. Marriage and civil partnership – Protects individuals from discrimination based on their marital or civil partnership status.
5. Pregnancy and maternity – Protects individuals from discrimination due to pregnancy, maternity leave, or breastfeeding.
6. Race – Covers discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or national origin.
7. Religion or belief – Protects people of all religious faiths, as well as those with philosophical beliefs (including atheism).
8. Sex – Protects individuals from discrimination based on their gender (male or female).
9. Sexual orientation – Protects individuals from discrimination based on their sexual identity (e.g., heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual).

Roles include choosing ‘pain relief in labour where we know there are inequalities’

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The winning applicant will be expected to ensure local maternity services meet the needs of their local population, paying particular attention to health inequalities.

This includes facilitating informed decision-making, including “choice of pain relief in labour where we know there are inequalities” and “ensuring access to interpreter services”.

The advertisement signs off with the following message: “We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.”

The latest post comes after we revealed a debt-ridden NHS health board hired a diversity chief on a hefty salary despite serving a 97 per cent white population.

Why attitudes towards DEI are shifting

As the NHS splurges on diversity roles, provider trusts in England are chronically overspending. A recent analysis found £1.2bn was spent last year, with London hospitals overspending by £51m.

Faced with a bloated NHS, many are calling for the UK equivalent of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – the Elon Musk-led initiative to cut the fat from the US government.

Last month, DOGE posted on its social media account that it had eliminated 104 DEI-related contracts worth $1billion (£790million).

DEI positions and training cost the British taxpayer billions every year, a Freedom of Information request recently found.

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DOGE claims to have eliminated 104 DEI-related contracts worth $1billion (£790million)

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The eye-watering sum was cited in an independent report commissioned by the Inclusion at Work Panel last year.

The FOI was submitted to 6,000 public bodies on behalf of Tory think tank Conservative Way Forward.

It revealed that 10,000 DEI jobs are costing the UK taxpayer £557million a year, as well as one million working days lost. The money saved from these positions could fund around 12,500 nurses.

The shock revelation followed LinkedIn data published in 2020, which found that the UK employs almost twice as many DEI workers (per 10,000 employees) as any other country.