We are committed to drawing upon the best quality evidence about racial and ethnic inequality in health. This means not only commissioning original research to fill knowledge gaps, but also synthesising and mobilising existing evidence.
This significant report and resource toolkit addresses healthcare communications within Jewish communities across England
The NHS Race and Health Observatory and the University of Nottingham have today published landmark findings which reveal the lack of trust and targeted engagement by health commissioners, regulators and researchers.
This report represents one of many steps needed to help understand the factors that shape race inequality in health, including the forces of structural racism and discrimination, and to begin to respond to them with impactful changes. Knowing how the system works, and how it interacts with underserved communities, is an important step towards rebuilding that system in a way that truly has equality at its core. We invite those reading this report to join us on that journey.
For this report we have analysed the quality and consistency of ethnicity coding within widely used health datasets, in order to inform users of ethnicity data and identify the actions needed to improve the quality of the underlying data. Along with providing insights for data users, the report sets out recommendations for policy-makers and organisations that generate and regulate health data.
Pulse oximetry is a simple, cheap, and non-invasive means of testing the level of oxygen in a person’s blood.
