Analysis and deep-dives from the Observatory team and our network. Here we explore how national policy is impacting racially minoritised patients and communities, and make the case for equitable care.
Patient safety investigations are a critical mechanism for learning from harm. However, evidence and lived experience show that racial bias and discrimination are routinely overlooked, leading to inequitable outcomes for racially minoritised patients, families, and the healthcare workforce.
The strategic commissioning framework, if deployed effectively, could move the system towards race equity. But the devil is in the details, writes Sam Rodger, Assistant Director of Policy and Strategy.
Our analysis examines whether past NHS maternity investigations have confronted systemic inequities or considered the intersection of race and deprivation as drivers of maternal outcomes.
With a general election set to take place on July 4th, our assistant director of policy and strategy Sam Rodger looks at what England's major parties saying about race equity and health.
