New review to diversify healthcare education and training curricula
Teaching curricula widely studied by healthcare professionals working across the NHS are under review in an effort to improve patient care and reduce racialised health disparities.
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Comment and analysis on key issues on ethnic health inequalities in health and social care.
Statement in response to publication of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) 2024 data analysis
Response to publication of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data analysis for 2024.
Experts to work towards improving ethnic inclusion in research
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.
Sickle Cell Patients Face Unequal Care: New Report Highlights
A new report which compares and contrasts disparities found across rare genetic diseases has been published on World Sickle Cell Day, today, 19 June.
COVID-19 health inequalities: Keeping our focus now and beyond the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us. Millions across the country have acquired or been diagnosed with the infection, with thousands suffering its debilitating medium and long-term effects.
NHS Race and Health Observatory appoints sickle cell advisor
The NHS Race and Health Observatory is pleased to announce the new appointment of a medical advisor to explore sickle cell inequalities in NHS healthcare delivery.
NHS leader on ethnic health inequalities makes urgent call for people from minority ethnic backgrounds to learn CPR
Dr Habib Naqvi, the director in charge of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, is calling on everybody, and particularly people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to learn CPR skills this Restart A Heart Day, October 16.
Why Black History Month is a golden opportunity to reflect on the future of Black mental health
In recent times, there has been greater awareness of Black History Month. Dr Chuks Nwuba, a speciality doctor in eating disorders, argues that this should be leveraged to improve the mental health stigma endemic in the Black community.
Top 50 Black and Minority Ethnic Health Leaders Announced
Leading black and minority ethnic individuals working across healthcare have been recognised in the Health Service Journal’s annual listing of the top 50 most influential black and minority ethnic people in health, announced today.
Renewing our bold call for door-to-door vaccination units: we cannot afford to leave anyone behind this winter.
COVID-19 has painfully exposed the devastating impact inequalities in our society can have. With the benefit of hindsight, we cannot afford to leave our ethnic minorities communities behind this winter. Dr Halima Begum, CEO of the Runnymede Trust, on the case for door-to-door vaccination units.
Reflections of South Asian Heritage Month
My own interest in health and ethnicity was sparked only a few years ago, not because of my NHS role, but due to a life-transforming experience taking part in the BBC1 documentary ‘My Family, Partition & Me’ in 2017.
NHS Update Guidance On Blood Oxygen Monitors
In April 2021, the NHS Race and Health Observatory published a rapid review with recommendations into the accuracy of Pulse Oximeter readings for people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Ethnic inequalities in mortality rates and life expectancy in England and Wales: Why we should treat experimental statistics with caution
Experimental statistics, published by the ONS, suggest that ethnic minority people have longer life expectancies than White people. In this blog NHS Race and Health Observatory board member, Professor James Nazroo and colleagues examine the nature of these statistics and why they should be treated with caution.