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“The latest Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data report reiterates the fact that whilst the NHS is diverse, it’s not always inclusive. We welcome the increase in the overall number of Black, Asian and ethnic minority staff joining the NHS workforce, including the slight rise at board level, but there still remains unacceptable levels of discrimination, bullying, harassment and barriers to progression for significant proportions of our diverse staff.

The Care Quality Commission’s latest report is yet another reminder of the stark inequalities that persist in healthcare access, experience and outcomes across for Black, Asian and ethnic minority people.

This report sets out to understand the broad availability of digital products and services that currently exist. The report explores the range of technology that is in place for Accident and Emergency clinicians, red-cell specialists, and ambulance care, to aid timely support to sufferers on their emergency hospital arrival.

Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities are poorly represented in genetic medicine research and artificial intelligence-based risk prediction tools used to calculate the chance of developing future disease.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities face some of the most stark inequalities in access to healthcare in England and remain subject to dire mental health outcomes.

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.

Pulse oximetry is a simple, cheap, and non-invasive means of testing the level of oxygen in a person’s blood.

A new review published today by the NHS Race and Health Observatory outlines challenges in neonatal care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic babies, alongside clear recommendations on tackling them. Tests and assessments that indicate the health of newborns, moments after birth, are limited and not fit-for-purpose for Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies, and need immediate revision according to the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

We strongly condemn the racist violence that we have all witnessed over the last few days and our thoughts remain with the families and friends who are grieving loved ones.

A landmark Learning and Action Network designed to address stark disparities in maternal, perinatal and neonatal health outcomes for women from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds will officially launch on January 24.