Observatory Launches New NHS Workforce Roadshows
A series of national and regional roadshows launch in Manchester this week to address the ethnicity pay and progression gap impacting the NHS workforce.
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Comment and analysis on key issues on ethnic health inequalities in health and social care.
Statement in response to announcement of a national maternity investigation aimed at 14 NHS Trusts
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:
Invitation to tender: Calculating the cost of racism
An opportunity to work with us to explore and quantify the economic costs of racism and ethnic inequity in health and healthcare in England.
Open statement on addressing racism across healthcare
Open statement from the NHS Race and Health Observatory on addressing racism across healthcare.
Statement in response to the Government announcement on DNA testing and research
Responding to today’s Government announcement on DNA testing and research, Dr Veline L’Esperance, Senior Clinical Advisor to the Observatory, said:
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.
‘Haplo Transplant’ Cured Our Sickle Cell Disease
General interventions and medications such as hydroxyurea, morphine and blood transfusions were hit and miss, usually giving relief for a period but the sickling would return with vengeance.
New review to examine health inequalities in Jewish communities
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.
Policy Briefing: The Ockenden review
This briefing examines the Ockenden review through the lens of race equality and makes recommendations for best practice in the future.
Public Digital announced to lead Observatory’s Sickle Cell Disease digital discovery project
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.
NHS Race and Health Observatory Announces New Board Member
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.
Build Back Fairer: Social Determinants, ethnicity and health
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed underlying inequalities in society and amplified them. Three striking features of the pandemic in Britain illustrate. First, is the social gradient in mortality from Covid – the greater the deprivation of area of residence, the higher the mortality rate.
Research grant awarded to address mental health needs for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has awarded a £100k research grant to the University of Worcester to investigate how mental health services are engaging Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across the UK.
Sickle cell digital discovery project announced by Race and Health Observatory
A new programme of work to understand the needs of sickle cell patients and identify improvements in managing acute painful sickle cell episodes is being undertaken by the NHS Race and Health Observatory