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Long standing barriers that prevent Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities from accessing timely NHS dementia care and support will be examined as part of a new major review.

Routine genetic testing to guide use of chemotherapy has incorporated a new “African” gene variant which could potentially help save the lives of Black and ethnic minority cancer patients.

A strategic partnership with the NHS North Thames Genomic Medicine Service (NT GMS) designed to ensure better access, understanding and information to genomic medicine and research has been announced by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

An ethnic minority nurse dedicated to supporting breast cancer patients officially starts a new role this month following a project to increase diversity and raise awareness and support of breast cancer clinical trials.

Responding to publication of the full Terms of Reference for the maternal investigation into 14 NHS Trusts, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive officer, NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:

We are inviting bids to develop an open-access image library to support the identication of common medical conditions in Black, Asian and minority ethnic mothers and babies.

On 6 August, we will be launching a tender to commission the creation of a new, open-access resource enabling community participation and co-production with Black, Asian, and minoritised ethnic patients, communities, and staff.

The under-representation of ethnic minority communities taking part in research, along with the lack of systematic data collection and reporting, will be investigated by national health and care research stakeholders.

Results of a survey on the level of trust that Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients have with NHS primary care service providers reveal alarming levels of discrimination and mistrust.