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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.
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.
Migrant and ethnic minority communities often encounter challenges within healthcare systems.
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.
Year-round action is needed to tackle the intersecting racialised and sexualised violence targeting minoritised ethnic women receiving and providing healthcare.
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.
Teaching curricula widely studied by healthcare professionals working across the NHS are under review in an effort to improve patient care and reduce racialised health disparities.
One of the best things about my role is speaking to staff. Since becoming Interim Chair, I’ve tried to meet as many staff as possible. Not only is it a critical part of the role, but it’s also one of the parts of the job I enjoy most. And so, while talking to a member of staff from Birmingham and Solihull ICS, they took the opportunity to ask me ‘‘What does Windrush mean for the NHS?
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.
The Windrush Generation endured the worst of racism and anti-blackness. It wasn’t just the ‘colour bar’ ‘that they endured but the ongoing issues of the impact of empire and colonisation. And we need to recognise, too, that racism and injustice can still be experienced today.
