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CommentI felt unsafe as a visually impaired NHS cancer patient
Patient safety doesn’t begin on a ward or in a theatre, but with communication, writes Anna Tylor
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CommentStarmer’s plan to combat NHS racism will not work
Mandatory online diversity training won’t fix racism, including antisemitism, in the NHS; only evidence-based, accountable leadership and cultural change will, writes Roger Kline
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NewsNow or never – leadership diversity across the NHS
This list celebrates the contribution of Black, Asian and ethnic minority staff working across the healthcare system.
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The alumni
Alphabetical by surname: Sponsored by Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, emeritus professor of nursing, University of West London Professor JS Bamrah, former chair, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Yvonne Coghill, former director for the Workplace Race Equality Standard implementation, NHS England Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, former chief midwifery officer, ...
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges
The judges for 2025’s list of healthcare’s 50 most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Rising stars
Sponsored by Ruw Abeyratne Dr Abeyratne is director of health equality and inclusion at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust and a consultant in geriatric and general medicine. She has urged the NHS to recognise the value of community insight to understand why certain inequalities arise and how they ...
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NewsNHS’s minority ethnic leaders, finally, have real power in their hands
The snowy white peaks of healthcare leadership are at last beginning to show significant signs of diversity.
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Full list
The top 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders in English health and care – listed alphabetically
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NewsAll-white ICB CEO appointments ‘deeply concerning’
The chief executives of consolidated integrated care boards are largely white men with little senior experience outside the NHS, HSJ analysis shows.
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CommentThe ICB and NHSE restructure threatens the service’s diversity
Restructuring on a large scale is exactly when the tenuous gains on diversity and inclusion are most at risk, write Roger Kline and Claire Barnett
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News‘Concerning’ discrepancies in avoidable deaths revealed
People with a learning disability from a non-white background are more likely to die from avoidable causes, a new report has found.
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 1
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what comes next. Part one of two.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Unjust’ NHS ethnic pay gap to be reviewed
A long-awaited review into “unjust and unfair” pay disparities between white and minority ethnic staff across the NHS has been launched.
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NewsWe will no longer tolerate ‘negative behaviours’, pledges ICB
An integrated care board has apologised to staff and pledged to no longer tolerate a range of “negative behaviours” identified by a report into the organisation’s culture.
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CommentBME staff are sick of being told lack of career progression is nothing to do with race
The Taskforce for Diversity in NHS Communications has uncovered systemic issues affecting BME staff progression, but these can be overcome by concerted action, writes Edna Boampong
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HSJ LocalTrust leadership criticised for ‘nepotism’ and lack of interest in race discrimination
Staff at a struggling trust believe that executives do not take racial discrimination seriously enough and that “nepotism is rife”, according to an external review.
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NewsNHS diversity initiatives are not 'deadweight', claims Streeting
The NHS must transform its approach to diversity and equality to concentrate on outcomes and not “workshops and posters” the health care secretary has told MPs.
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NewsEight in ten trusts more likely to appoint white staff to jobs
Eight in 10 trusts are significantly more likely to appoint white applicants than applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds after shortlisting, new NHS England data has revealed.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2025: Digital Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
WINNER University Hospitals of Leicester Trust: Multilingual Self Check-In at the East Midlands Planned Care Centre
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Expert BriefingImPatient: The song remains the same
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...