title: Diversity training: a DVD resource showcasing BME role models.
abstract: Progress in encouraging and enabling more black and minority ethnic (BME) staff into positions of leadership within the NHS has been slow. This paper reports on a project to develop a DVD in order to portray positive images of BME leaders and the contributions that they make to the NHS. Filmed semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 participants in leadership positions to explore their experiences, along with audiotaped interviews and electronic questionnaires with those who did not wish to be filmed. Sections of film were selected for inclusion in the DVD based on key themes. Participants described the positive influences, factors and barriers that had affected their careers. Self-motivation was seen as a key factor, while being able to cope with work-life balance was the biggest challenge for many of the respondents. Overall, most of the interviewees felt that they had achieved their aims and recognised that their success was due more to inner qualities than external factors.
authors.affiliation: Wakefield District Community Health Services. pamela.shaw@wdpct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology*; D002322:Career Mobility; D016250:Compact Disks; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013664:Teaching Materials