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Bluntly mandating ‘good practice’ through regulation alone will fail to improve NHS leadership, patient safety, and ethnic health and workforce inequity, writes Rini Jones, Senior Policy and Delivery Manager.

Last Monday was International Nurses Day. While I and others were celebrating the contribution of international nurses, the government announced their new immigration ambitions and plans.

Our Assistant Director of Strategy and Policy, Sam Rodger, shares insights from a recent delegation to the USA, where he engaged with a range of communities, officials, and academics on the challenges of tackling race inequity.

Year-round action is needed to tackle the intersecting racialised and sexualised violence targeting minoritised ethnic women receiving and providing healthcare.

Recently, two significant guidelines have been released that emphasise the need for inclusive clinical practice and education in neonatal care.

There is a wealth of evidence showing that people from most minoritised ethnic groups have much poorer health than the White British group. These studies have shown that not only do ethnic inequalities in health exist, but that they have persisted over time, and are exacerbated in later life.

With Professor Ara Darzi soon to report on his review of the NHS, the RHO has been making the case that race equity should be a key metric in any analysis of the service’s performance.

With a general election set to take place on July 4th, the UKs major political parties have been outlining their promises to the nation and presenting their visions for a better country. But what are England's major parties saying about race equity and health?

Occupational causes of ill health are often overlooked and are a significant cause of ethnic health disparities. Artificial stone silicosis is a case in point and an artificial stone ban is needed to protect all workers, argue Dr Sheipahli Gandhi and Dr Carl Reynolds.