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Staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) have joined forces to show their opposition to racism as part of Wear Red Day today, as reported by Birkenhead News.
Before the national campaign, staff across hospital wards, community teams, and department posed for photos holding red cards to show support for the anti-racism campaign.
Today as well, staff showed support for the Show Racism the Red Card’s annual day of action.
The 2026 campaign follows the publication of Lord John Mann's review into the NHS' regulatory system, and how to tackle antisemitism and other forms of racism. Both hospital trusts have accepted all of the review’s recommendations, which they say will support their wider efforts to tackle discrimination.
Staff are encouraged to speak up about racism and challenge it wherever they encounter it.
The trusts’ joint Multi-Cultural and BAME Staff Network celebrates the diversity of staff and local communities, while supporting colleagues who experience racism. Dr Nikki Stevenson, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, recently took on the role of Executive Partner, giving the network a voice at board level.
Dr Stevenson said: “Wear Red Day is a chance for all of us to show, visibly and together, that racism has no place in our hospitals, our community services or our communities.
“We have fully accepted the recommendations of Lord Mann’s review. While its focus is antisemitism, it strengthens our commitment to eliminating racism in every form. Every patient, service user and colleague deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion and respect. That is what the NHS stands for.
“I’m proud to stand alongside our staff network today and am honoured to work with professionals from around the world. I want anyone who experiences racism to know they will be listened to and supported if they speak up.”
Millie Williams, Joint Chair of the BAME Network and Multicultural Staff Network at both trusts and Service Development Coordinator for Sexual Health in Population Health and Prevention, said wearing red was a simple way to show solidarity with colleagues and patients.
She said: “Wearing red is a simple act, but it says a lot. It tells colleagues and the people we care for that we see them, we stand with them and we won’t stay silent when racism happens.
“Our network brings together people from many backgrounds and experiences. It means so much when the whole organisation stands beside us, from the board to the front line. Days like this start conversations, and those conversations help build a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and able to be themselves.”
