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.
Likkle but talawah
Over the years, having reached a point of exasperation, I accepted the struggle, hurdles and challenges to overcome can’t take place in isolation.
Caution urged amid lifting of lockdown restrictions and Eid celebrations
The independent NHS Race and Health Observatory and the Muslim Doctors Association are urging caution ahead of lockdown relaxation rules which coincide with the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Adha next week, 19 July.
NHS Race and Health Observatory response to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – undocumented migrants
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has issued a response to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism survey report into undocumented migrants.
NHS Race and Health Observatory response to Health and Care Bill
“Health and care organisations must become better aligned in their duty of care to improve healthcare services for black and minority ethnic patients resulting in substantial shifts towards more positive outcomes for diverse communities.
NHS Race and Health Observatory launch consultation on ethnicity terminology
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has today issued a new survey for stakeholders and communities to engage over preferred terminology for describing ethnic identity.
COVID-19 vaccinations and race equality: no trust without agency
For most of us, agency is something that, until recently, was easy to take for granted. In normal life, we make hundreds of choices every day and feel, for the most part, that decisions regarding our life and our health are ours to make. In other words, we feel free.
Windrush passenger, Alford Gardner, 95, reflects on 73rd anniversary and Covid-19
Today, 73 years after the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush from the Caribbean to the UK, 95-year-old Windrush passenger, Alford Gardner, tells the NHS Race and Health Observatory about his journey and how he has spent the past year in lockdown.
NHS Race and Health Observatory welcomes new US partnership to tackle health inequalities
Following the announcement today by the UK government, the NHS Race and Health Observatory warmly welcomes the announcement of the partnership with the US Centre for Disease Control’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.
Ethnicity coding in health care
Health care is becoming more digitalised, and data-driven. Precision medicine, clinical decision support systems and predictive analytics are no longer the future, but our present. Covid 19 has also accelerated the adoption of new technologies and new ways of working.