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Tuesday 15 July 2025
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8628

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8628

Date Request Received: 06/05/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 30/05/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Bullying and racism/racial discrimination amongst midwives

Request Category: Private Individuals

 
Question Number 1:
I’m writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about reports of bullying and racism/racial discrimination amongst midwives working at your trust.

From 1 Jan 2020 up to and including 6 May 2025, can you please tell me the following:

How many reports of bullying have been made by midwives against other midwives (including student midwives on placement) at your trust? Please provide the outcomes of these.

 
Answer To Question 1:
1) 2019/20 Less than 5

2) 2020/21 x6

3) 2021/22 Less than 5

4) 2022/23 Less than 5

5) 2023/24 Less than 5

6) 2024/25 None

7) 01.04.25 to 06.05.25 Less than 5

Due to the low numbers and preventing potential identification the outcomes have been as follows across the years 2020 to 2024;

- Performance managed and left the organisation

- Resolved informally

- Final written warning
 
Question Number 2:
How many reports of racism or racial discrimination have been made by midwives against other midwives (including student midwives on placement) at your trust? Please provide the outcomes of these.
 
Answer To Question 2:
No reports of racism or racial discrimination have been made through the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian during this period.
 
Question Number 3:
Have there been any dismissals in light of bullying reports? If so, when were these? Please provide the year.
 
Answer To Question 3:
None
 
Question Number 4:
Have there been any dismissals in light of racism or racial discrimination reports? If so, when were these? Please provide the year.
 
Answer To Question 4:
No reports of racism or racial discrimination have been made through the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian during this period.
 
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