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First-hand accounts of patients suffering acute, painful sickle cell episodes reveal poor experience of hospital care outlined in a new report published today.

Reflections on the Joint Committee’s report on the Draft Mental Health Bill 2022 from Steve Gilbert and Professor J S Bamrah, co-chairs of the Observatory’s Mental Health Working Group.

Analysis of NHS data has found a lack of co-ordination is limiting insight into how online healthcare services and apps are used by ethnicity and to tackle health inequalities.

The NHS Race and Health Observatory is calling for the development of a central data repository to map improvements around reducing poor outcomes in maternal and neonatal healthcare for Black, Asian and ethnic minority women.

The NHS Race and Health Observatory is backing an innovative project to empower hairdressers and beauty salon therapists to promote the uptake of NHS Health Checks and promote breast cancer awareness amongst diverse female clientele.

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.

Low immunisations, high Covid-19 rates and increased breast cancer risks – some of several health inequalities disproportionally found amongst Jewish communities in England – are set to be explored in new review commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

Barriers to treatment, support and emergency healthcare faced by patients experiencing acute painful sickle cell episodes will be investigated by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

The Chief Executive of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Eugine Yafele, has been appointed as a new Board member of the NHS Race and Health Observatory. Eugine will ensure a continued focus on acute delivery as the previous acute expert Board member Patricia Miller has taken on a new role.