In our 'My journey as a white ally' series, we speak to white leaders in the NHS about their personal journeys in allyship, looking at key milestones and turning points, lessons learnt, what still needs to be done and the challenge ahead.
We do not suggest the leaders featured in the series have completed their journeys, nor that they know all the answers. What we do know is that it should not be up to ethnic minority staff to solve racism. We need white leaders to use their positions of power and influence to effect real change. We hope these videos will act as a resource to spark conversations, facilitate peer learning, and catalyse action.
In this interview, we speak to Caroline Haynes, chief people officer at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust about what white allyship means to her, the work her trust is doing and the important role that data plays in making progress on this agenda.