Effectively tackling race inequalities in health and social care

The NHS Race & Health Observatory works to identify and tackle ethnic inequalities in health and care by facilitating research, making health policy recommendations and enabling long-term transformational change.

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Observatory commissions pioneering work to tackle barriers faced by children with sickle cell disease

News

Barriers faced by children and young people living with sickle cell as they transition from NHS paediatric to adult health care providers are set to be explored and tackled.

Life expectancy estimates are affected by missing data and methodological assumptions: Why we should not rely on experimental estimates

Blog

There is a wealth of evidence showing that people from most minoritised ethnic groups have much poorer health than the White British group. These studies have shown that not only do ethnic inequalities in health exist, but that they have persisted over time, and are exacerbated in later life.

Statement in response to Lord Darzi review

News

Responding to the Darzi Review findings, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said:

Open statement in response to racist and violent protests

Press Releases

We strongly condemn the racist violence that we have all witnessed over the last few days and our thoughts remain with the families and friends who are grieving loved ones.

PODCAST: Health inequalities associated with race

Listen in to Professor Habib Naqvi, Chief Executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory and Dr Rohan Mehra, Royal College of Physicians clinical education fellow, (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR).

Evaluation of the NHS Race and Health Observatory /Institute for Healthcare Improvement Maternal and Neonatal Learning and Action Network Programme

News

In January 2024, the NHS Race and Health Observatory launched a landmark pilot Learning and Action Network (LAN) to address stark disparities in maternal, perinatal and neonatal health outcomes.

Sickle Cell Digital Discovery Report: Designing Better Acute Painful Sickle Cell Care

Research

This report sets out to understand the broad availability of digital products and services that currently exist. The report explores the range of technology that is in place for Accident and Emergency clinicians, red-cell specialists, and ambulance care, to aid timely support to sufferers on their emergency hospital arrival.

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The Elective Care Backlog and Ethnicity

Research

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a large fall in hospital activity such as consultations, scans, tests and operations across England leading to a huge backlog in routine hospital care with an estimated seven million patients waiting to begin hospital treatment. The report outlines how people from Asian groups, in particular, experienced a much larger fall in planned hospital care during the pandemic than people from White, Black or Mixed ethnic groups.

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REACH-OUT: Caring for the Healthcare Workforce Post-COVID-19

Research

This report, produced in partnership with the University of Leicester, the University of Nottingham, and UCL, presents the first six-monthly update on the REACH-OUT programme, outlining the rationale and methodology that will drive the work. 

Statement in response to the Child Death Review Data from the National Child Mortality Database for 2023

News

Responding to the latest National Child Mortality Database figures published on 9 November, Dr Habib Naqvi, CEO of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said:

New report reveals solutions to stark exclusion of ethnic minority communities in genetic research

News

Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities are poorly represented in genetic medicine research and artificial intelligence-based risk prediction tools used to calculate the chance of developing future disease.

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