FOI/2025/26/405
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| Reference | FOI/2025/26/405 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nurses |
| Date requested | 05/03/2026 |
| Attachments | N/A |
Your request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) I am writing today, 6th March 2026, to request the following information from Central London Community Health (CLCH):
1. How many Registered Nurses are currently employed by CLCH?
2. What percentage of all Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
3. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH are female?
4. What percentage of the female Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
5. What percentage of all Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH undertake any Bank shifts?
6. What percentage of Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake any Bank shifts are female?
7. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
8. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts are female and identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
9. What percentage of Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff).
10. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff), identify as being from a Minority Ethnic background? (Please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
11. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff) are female.
12. What percentage of the female Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH who undertake Bank shifts ONLY are from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
13. Does having recognized caring responsibilities constitute one of the criteria that is considered by the Trust for granting flexible employment to staff?
14. Since January 2025, what percentage of the Registered Nurses employed by CLCH:
a) Who were substantive staff and requested flexible employment, as per Trust policy? Of these, how many have been successful in their requests? Please list the percentages for each month up to the current time.
b) Who were substantive staff and work Bank shifts, requested flexible employment, as per Trust policy? Of these, how many have been successful in their requests? Please list the percentages for each month up to the current time.
c) Who worked Bank shifts ONLY, requested a substantive post? Of these, how many also requested flexible working? Of the Nurses who requested flexible working, how many have been successful in their requests? Please list the percentages for each month up to the current time.
Our response:
1. How many Registered Nurses are currently employed by CLCH? 2073 (substantive only)
2. What percentage of all Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)? Substantive Only
Row Labels
Registered Nurses
Asian / Asian British
22.24%
Black / Black British
34.20%
Mixed
4.00%
Other Ethnic Group
8.92%
Unknown
1.93%
White British
21.85%
White Other
6.85%
Grand Total
100.00%
. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH are female? Substantive only
Row Labels
Registered Nurses
Female
86.11%
Male
13.89%
Grand Total
100.00%
4. What percentage of the female Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)? Substantive only
Gender
Female
Major Ethnic Group
Registered Nurses
Asian / Asian British
18.77%
Black / Black British
36.36%
Mixed
4.09%
Other Ethnic Group
7.79%
Unknown
1.96%
White British
23.98%
White Other
7.06%
Grand Total
100.00%
5. What percentage of all Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH undertake any Bank shifts? Substantive Only
39.32%
6. What percentage of Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake any Bank shifts are female? Substantive Only
81%
7. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)? Substantive Only
Major Ethnic Group
% Bank Shifts worked
Asian / Asian British
30.82%
Black / Black British
29.72%
Mixed
4.14%
Other Ethnic Group
11.08%
Unknown
1.95%
White British
17.66%
White Other
4.63%
Grand Total
100.00%
8. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts are female and identify as coming from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)? Substantive Only
Gender
Female
Major Ethnic Group % Bank Shifts worked
Asian / Asian British 25.11%
Black / Black British 33.08%
Mixed 4.21%
Other Ethnic Group 9.32%
Unknown 2.11%
White British 21.20%
White Other 4.96%
Grand Total 100.00%
9. What percentage of Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff). 201/2461 = 8.17%
10. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff), identify as being from a Minority Ethnic background? (Please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
Row Labels
Count of Staff Group
Asian / Asian British
8.46%
Black / Black British
34.83%
Mixed
5.47%
Other Ethnic Group
5.47%
Unknown
7.96%
White British
27.86%
White Other
9.95%
Grand Total
100.00%
11. What percentage of the Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH and who undertake Bank shifts ONLY (i.e. are not substantive staff) are female.
86.57%
12. What percentage of the female Registered Nurses currently employed by CLCH who undertake Bank shifts ONLY are from a Minority Ethnic background (please list the Ethnic backgrounds by percentage in each category)?
Gender
Female
Row Labels
Count of Staff Group
Asian / Asian British
6.32%
Black / Black British
36.21%
Mixed
5.75%
Other Ethnic Group
4.60%
Unknown
9.20%
White British
29.31%
White Other
8.62%
Grand Total
100.00%
13. Does having recognized caring responsibilities constitute one of the criteria that is considered by the Trust for granting flexible employment to staff?
Yes. The Trust considers requests for flexible working in line with its Flexible Working Policy and relevant employment legislation.
Recognised caring responsibilities may be taken into account as part of the overall consideration of a request. However, each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account service needs, operational requirements, and the individual circumstances of the employee.
Flexible working is not automatically granted on the basis of any single criterion.
14. Since January 2025, what percentage of the Registered Nurses employed by CLCH:
a) Who were substantive staff and requested flexible employment, as per Trust policy? Of these, how many have been successful in their requests? Please list the percentages for each month up to the current time.
b) Who were substantive staff and work Bank shifts, requested flexible employment, as per Trust policy? Of these, how many have been successful in their requests? Please list the percentages for each month up to the current time.
c) Who worked Bank shifts ONLY, requested a substantive post? Of these, how many also requested flexible working? Of the Nurses who requested flexible working, how many have been
The Trust does not hold this information in the format requested.
While flexible working requests are managed in line with Trust policy, records relating to such requests are held locally within services or HR systems and are not centrally collated or reported in a way that enables the Trust to extract:
- Monthly percentage figures
- Breakdown by staff group and working arrangement (substantive, bank, or both)
- Success rates of requests in the format specified
To provide this information would require a manual review of individual staff records across multiple systems and services, which would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.