WDES 2025 return data

EEAST's Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WRES) return data for 2025.

Headcount

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
NON CLINICAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 2	4	49	11	64
AfC Band 3	33	238	69	340
AfC Band 4	22	162	35	219
AfC Band 5	11	118	39	168
AfC Band 6	11	86	23	120
AfC Band 7	31	204	58	293
AfC Band 8a	14	63	20	97
AfC Band 8b	6	40	14	60
AfC Band 8c	2	22	15	39
AfC Band 8d		13	7	20
AfC Band 9	1	5		6
Very Senior Manager (VSM)	2	6	2	10
Non Clinical Total	137	1006	293	1436

CLINICAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
AfC Band 2	1	23	15	39
AfC Band 3	93	876	162	1131
AfC Band 4	45	530	207	782
AfC Band 5	84	857	371	1312
AfC Band 6	79	871	421	1371
AfC Band 7	15	165	118	298
AfC Band 8a	1	8	4	13
AfC Band 8b		1		1
AfC Band 8c		1		1
AfC Band 8d				0
AfC Band 9				0
VSM				0
Clinical Total	318	3332	1298	4948

MEDICAL and DENTAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
AfC Band 9				0
VSM		1		1
Medical and Dental Total	0	1	0	1

Grand Total	455	4339	1591	6385

As at 31 March 2025

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
NON CLINICAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
AfC Band 2	2	48	13	63
AfC Band 3	35	213	84	332
AfC Band 4	33	177	41	251
AfC Band 5	16	106	30	152
AfC Band 6	11	106	42	159
AfC Band 7	34	213	56	303
AfC Band 8a	18	64	18	100
AfC Band 8b	9	45	16	70
AfC Band 8c	4	23	13	40
AfC Band 8d	1	13	5	19
AfC Band 9	1	5	0	6
VSM	1	2	2	5
Non Clinical	165	1015	320	1500

CLINICAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
AfC Band 2	2	18	9	29
AfC Band 3	108	751	244	1103
AfC Band 4	48	423	115	586
AfC Band 5	106	872	473	1451
AfC Band 6	110	982	459	1551
AfC Band 7	20	212	117	349
AfC Band 8a	1	12	5	18
AfC Band 8b	1	1	0	2
AfC Band 8c		1	0	1
AfC Band 8d				0
AfC Band 9				0
VSM		1		1
Clinical	396	3273	1422	5091

MEDICAL and DENTAL	H/C	H/C	H/C	H/C
AfC Band 9				0
VSM		1		1
Medical and Dental Total	0	1	0	1

Grand Total	561	4289	1742	6592

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
AfC Band 2	5	72	26	103
AfC Band 3	126	1114	231	1471
AfC Band 4	67	692	242	1001
AfC Band 5	95	975	410	1480
AfC Band 6	90	957	444	1491
AfC Band 7	46	369	176	591
AfC Band 8a	15	71	24	110
AfC Band 8b	6	41	14	61
AfC Band 8c	2	23	15	40
AfC Band 8d	0	13	7	20
AfC Band 9	1	5	0	6
VSM	2	7	2	11
All Staff Total	455	4339	1591	6385

Afc 8-9 and VSM as at 31/3/24	26	160	62	248

As at 31 March 2025

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
AfC Band 2	4	66	22	92
AfC Band 3	143	964	328	1435
AfC Band 4	81	600	156	837
AfC Band 5	122	978	503	1603
AfC Band 6	121	1088	501	1710
AfC Band 7	54	425	173	652
AfC Band 8a	19	76	23	118
AfC Band 8b	10	46	16	72
AfC Band 8c	4	24	13	41
AfC Band 8d	1	13	5	19
AfC Band 9	1	5	0	6
VSM	1	4	2	7
All Staff Total	561	4289	1742	6592

Afc 8-9 and VSM as at 31/3/25	36	168	59	263

Percentages

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
NON CLINICAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 2	6.25	76.56	17.19	100
AfC Band 3	9.71	70.00	20.29	100
AfC Band 4	10.05	73.97	15.98	100
AfC Band 5	6.55	70.24	23.21	100
AfC Band 6	9.17	71.67	19.17	100
AfC Band 7	10.58	69.62	19.80	100
AfC Band 8a	14.43	64.95	20.62	100
AfC Band 8b	10.00	66.67	23.33	100
AfC Band 8c	5.13	56.41	38.46	100
AfC Band 8d	0.00	65.00	35.00	100
AfC Band 9	16.67	83.33	0.00	100
VSM	20.00	60.00	20.00	100
Non Clinical Total	9.54	70.06	20.40	100.00

CLINICAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 2	2.56	58.97	38.46	100
AfC Band 3	8.22	77.45	14.32	100
AfC Band 4	5.75	67.77	26.47	100
AfC Band 5	6.40	65.32	28.28	100
AfC Band 6	5.76	63.53	30.71	100
AfC Band 7	5.03	55.37	39.60	100
AfC Band 8a	7.69	61.54	30.77	100
AfC Band 8b
AfC Band 8c	0.00	100.00	0.00	100
AfC Band 8d
AfC Band 9
VSM
Clinical Total	6.43	67.34	26.23	100.00

MEDICAL and DENTAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 9
VSM	0	100	0	100
Medical and Dental Total	0	100	0	100

Grand Total	7.13	67.96	24.92	100

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
AfC Band 2	4.85	69.90	25.24	100.00
AfC Band 3	8.57	75.73	15.70	100.00
AfC Band 4	6.69	69.13	24.18	100.00
AfC Band 5	6.42	65.88	27.70	100.00
AfC Band 6	6.04	64.19	29.78	100.00
AfC Band 7	7.78	62.44	29.78	100.00
AfC Band 8a	13.64	64.55	21.82	100.00
AfC Band 8b	9.84	67.21	22.95	100.00
AfC Band 8c	5.00	57.50	37.50	100.00
AfC Band 8d	0.00	65.00	35.00	100.00
AfC Band 9	16.67	83.33	0.00	100.00
VSM	18.18	63.64	18.18	100.00
All Staff Total	7.13	67.96	24.92	100.00

As at 31 March 2025

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
NON CLINICAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 2	3.17	76.19	20.63	100
AfC Band 3	10.54	64.16	25.30	100
AfC Band 4	13.15	70.52	16.33	100
AfC Band 5	10.53	69.74	19.74	100
AfC Band 6	6.92	66.67	26.42	100
AfC Band 7	11.22	70.30	18.48	100
AfC Band 8a	18.00	64.00	18.00	100
AfC Band 8b	12.86	64.29	22.86	100
AfC Band 8c	10.00	57.50	32.50	100
AfC Band 8d	5.26	68.42	26.32	100
AfC Band 9	16.67	83.33	0.00	100
VSM	20.00	40.00	40.00	100
Non Clinical	11.00	67.67	21.33	100

CLINICAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 2	6.90	62.07	31.03	100
AfC Band 3	9.79	68.09	22.12	100
AfC Band 4	8.19	72.18	19.62	100
AfC Band 5	7.31	60.10	32.60	100
AfC Band 6	7.09	63.31	29.59	100
AfC Band 7	5.73	60.74	33.52	100
AfC Band 8a	5.56	66.67	27.78	100
AfC Band 8b	50.00	50.00	0.00	100
AfC Band 8c	0.00	100.00	0.00	100
AfC Band 8d
AfC Band 9
VSM
Clinical	7.78	64.29	27.93	100

MEDICAL and DENTAL	%	%	%	%
AfC Band 9
VSM	0	100	0	100
Clin Med	0	100	0	100

Grand Total	8.51	65.06	26.43	100

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
AfC Band 2	4.35	71.74	23.91	100.00
AfC Band 3	9.97	67.18	22.86	100.00
AfC Band 4	9.68	71.68	18.64	100.00
AfC Band 5	7.61	61.01	31.38	100.00
AfC Band 6	7.08	63.63	29.30	100.00
AfC Band 7	8.28	65.18	26.53	100.00
AfC Band 8a	16.10	64.41	19.49	100.00
AfC Band 8b	13.89	63.89	22.22	100.00
AfC Band 8c	9.76	58.54	31.71	100.00
AfC Band 8d	5.26	68.42	26.32	100.00
AfC Band 9	16.67	83.33	0.00	100.00
VSM	14.29	57.14	28.57	100.00
All Staff Total	8.51	65.06	26.43	100.00

2023-24	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Sum of Shortlisted	510	3251	334	4095
Sum of Appointed	118	782	136	1036

2024-25	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Sum of Shortlisted	880	4426	132	5438
Sum of Appointed	104	375	416	895

2023-24

Relative likeihood of shortlisted to appointment:

Disabled: 0.23
Non Disabled: 0.24

Relative likelihood of Non Disabled candidates being appt from shortlisting compared to Disabled candidates: 1.04 times greater.

2024-25

Relative likeihood of shortlisted to appointment:

Disabled: 0.12
Non Disabled: 0.08

Relative likelihood of Non Disabled candidates being appt from shortlisting compared to Disabled candidates: 0.72 times greater

Year 2023-24	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
All Staff	455	4339	1591	6385
All capability cases (Performance and ill Health)	8	26	18	52
Of which grounds of ill health	3	12	12	27
Of which grounds of performance	5	14	6	25

Year 2024-25	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
All Staff	561	4289	1742	6592
All capability cases (Performance and ill Health)	4	21	13	38
Of which grounds of ill health	1	6	6	13
Of which grounds of performance	3	15	7	25

Staff in Post

Year end	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
As at 31/3/24	455	4339	1591	6385
As at 31/3/25	561	4289	1742	6592

Average calculation

Average April 20523 - March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
All capability cases (Performance and ill Health)	6	23.5	15.5	45
Of which grounds of ill health	2	9	9	20
Of which grounds of performance	4	14.5	6.5	25

2024-25

Likelihood of Disabled staff entering capability process: 0.007130
Likelihood of Non Disabled staff entering capability process: 0.003381
Relative likelihood of Disabled staff entering a capability process compared to Non Disabled staff is: 2.11
Based on the average calculation the rate reported last year was: 4.09

WDES Indicator	Data from Annual Staff Survey	Sept 23 Disabled	Sept 23 Non Disabled	Sept 24 Disabled	Sept 24 Non Disabled
4	% of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in the last 12 months (Q13a)	44.7	38.9	45.0	37.4
	% of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from managers in the last 12 months (Q13b)	23.6	13.7	22.3	11.8
	% of staff experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from other colleagues in the last 12 months (Q13c)	31.2	18.7	28.6	18.0
	% of staff saying that the last time they experienced harassment, bullying or abuse at work, they or a colleague reported it in the last 12 months (Q13d)	49.6	49.6	54.9	52.5
5	% of staff believing that the Trust provides equal opportunities for career progression or promotion. (Q14)	32.3	40.3	42.0	46.6
6	% of staff saying that they have felt pressure from their manager to come to work, despite not feeling well enough to perform their duties. (Q 11e)	40.2	27.2	38.2	26.2
7	% staff saying that they are satisfied with the extent to which their organisation values their work. (Q5f)	23.7	28.2	23.5	30.1
8	% of disabled staff saying that their employer has made adequate adjustment(s) to enable them to carry out their work. (Q28b)	67.4	n/a	65.0	n/a
9a	The staff engagement score for Disabled staff, compared to non-disabled staff. The overall engagement score for the organisation. 5.8%	5.5	6.0	5.5	6.1

Has your Trust taken action to facilitate the voices of Disabled staff in your organisation to be heard? Yes

Disability Support Network (DSN)
McKinsey survey completed in 2024 and 1:1 additional follow up calls and being repeated in 2025 (spring / summer)
Quarterly pulse surveys.
Individual stories on EAST 24 from DSN members and beyond and for Disability History month.
Associate reasonable adjustments officer in post and reports regularly to People Services Directorate KPI meetings and presents achievements and escalates risks and
Network stand at Leadership Development launch at Newmarket – opportunity for people to talk about any issues or challenges.
Achieved the Dyslexia friendly quality mark (Silver August 2024)
Achieved Level 2 of Disability Confident (Disability Confident Employer)
Executive Q&A
Disability Support Network invited to present paper at People Committee raising any concerns / challenges at Executive level
Development of WDES 2024/25 action plan
EEAST developing new values in 2024: Workshops and meetings held to enable people to contribute and challenge.
People Promise Manager appointed July 2024, Carried out various staff engagement sessions and visited stations to engage with staff and capture concerns and issues
Executive team: Aim to improve our culture and improve performance. Staff invited to attend Big Conversations to provide feedback and put forward solutions and ideas that will make a difference. These are commencing from April 2025. There are face to face focus group sessions being held across EEAST's region and staff are also able to contribute and see the outputs from these sessions via Safe Space App.

Board Members

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Voting	1	9	1	11
Non Voting	2	5	2	9
Grand Total	3	14	3	20

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Exec	2	7	2	11
Non Exec	1	7	1	9
Grand Total	3	14	3	20

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Voting	1	8	2	11
Non Voting	1	3	1	5
Grand Total	2	11	3	16

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null	Total
Exec	1	4	2	7
Non Exec	1	7	1	9
Grand Total	2	11	3	16

Staff in post

As at 31 Mar 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null
	455	4339	1591

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null
	561	4289	1742

Board members

As at 31 March 2024	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null
Total Number of Board members - % by Disability	15.00	70.00	15.00
Total Number of Voting Board members - % by Disability	9.09	81.82	9.09
Total Number of Non-Voting Board members - % by Disability	22.22	55.56	22.22
Total Number of Non Executive Board members - % by Disability	11.11	77.78	11.11
Total Number of Executive Board members - % by Disability	18.18	63.64	18.18
Overall Workforce - % by disability	7.13	67.96	24.92
Difference (Overall Workforce - Total Board)	-7.87	-2.04	9.92

As at 31 March 2025	Disabled	Non-Disabled	Unknown/Null
Total Number of Board members - % by Disability	12.50	68.75	18.75
Total Number of Voting Board members - % by Disability	9.09	72.73	18.18
Total Number of Non-Voting Board members - % by Disability	20.00	60.00	20.00
Total Number of Non Executive Board members - % by Disability	11.11	77.78	11.11
Total Number of Executive Board members - % by Disability	14.29	57.14	28.57
Overall Workforce - % by disability	8.51	65.06	26.43
Difference (Overall Workforce - Total Board)	-3.99	-3.69	7.68

WDES 2025 return data

Indicator 1

Headcount

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2025

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2025

Percentages

As at 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2025

Indicator 2

Indicator 3

Indicators 4-9a

Indicator 9b

Indicator 10

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion