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A new pilot project aimed at increasing the number of Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients taking part in potentially life-enhancing breast cancer clinical trials has been announced today, 31 August.
Health care is becoming more digitalised, and data-driven. Precision medicine, clinical decision support systems and predictive analytics are no longer the future, but our present. Covid 19 has also accelerated the adoption of new technologies and new ways of working.
I came to the UK when my family moved from Kenya in 1968. It was a time when racism was overt in society, with signage in windows of flats to let openly stating “no blacks” and racial attacks such as “paki-bashing” were commonplace.
As the Patient Safety Commissioner, my role is to champion the voice of patients and my goal is that every patient will feel that their voice and views matter – and that means all patients.
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.
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?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Independent Culture Review published today highlights unacceptable behaviours, processes and culture within the NMC.
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.
First Do No Harm, the independent review of the safety of medicines and medical devices led by Baroness Julia Cumberlege, found that patients’ voices were ignored, and that the health system did not listen and act, but was defensive, dismissive, and disjointed. As the first ever Patient Safety Commissioner I have been listening to patients and patient safety experts to understand what needs to improve.
Barriers to treatment, support and emergency healthcare faced by patients experiencing acute painful sickle cell episodes will be investigated by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.
