All Ethnic minorities articles – Page 5
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges
The judges for 2023’s list of healthcare’s 50 most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders
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NewsA new wave of leaders
That the judges this year had a long and impressive list to navigate through, stimulating healthy debate, is testament to the rise in power of a new batch of talented Black and ethnic minority leaders across the NHS. Sponsored by Transition is more a process than an event, ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2023: Improving Health Outcomes for Minority Ethnic Communities
WINNER London Pathways Partnership (Oxleas FT) and HMP Swaleside: Increasing BAME Representation in a Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE)
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CommentWe must be imaginative about boosting the learning disabilities workforce
Challenges in learning disability care persist, impacting lives and experiences within the NHS. Hope lies in recruiting, training, and empowering a diverse workforce for positive change, writes Dr Jane Padmore
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Double discrimination
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentRacism is preventing the NHS from getting the most from its international recruits
Titilola Banjoko discusses the untapped expertise of healthcare professionals from the black and minority ethnic diaspora within the NHS
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CommentTackle hidden racism in the NHS to improve staffing
Racism is a significant issue affecting recruitment, retention, and patient care. With this in mind, the Royal College of Psychiatrists launched the Act Against Racism campaign, offering guidance and actions to combat racism in the workplace for better staff well-being and patient care, writes Adrian James
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NewsHigh-profile racism claim settled by national agency
An NHS agency which has been embroiled in racism allegations has apologised to a former employee who brought a high-profile employment tribunal claim.
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NewsMinisters refuse to set target for ending maternal deaths disparity
The government has rejected calls to set a target and strategy to end ‘appalling’ disparities in maternal deaths.
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CommentThe impact of junior doctor strikes on patient outcomes
A recent study on the impact of junior doctor strikes in the English NHS suggests that overall patient outcomes were not significantly worse, but certain patient groups, particularly black patients, experienced higher readmission rates. Careful consideration is needed in responding to future strikes to avoid potential inequalities in care quality
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NewsBlack patients worst affected by 2016 junior doctors’ strike
Black patients at trusts most affected by 2016’s junior doctors’ strike suffered significantly more than their white or Asian counterparts, a new analysis has suggested.
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NewsStop discrimination at ‘first hurdle’, race case victim tells trust leaders
A trust has been told to not ‘shut down’ staff who raise concerns by a former employee whom a tribunal found was racially discriminated against.
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CommentNHS policy on bullying and discrimination is an evidence-free zone
The existing HR strategies in the NHS lack evidence-based approaches, which hinders their effectiveness in tackling discrimination and bullying. To establish a safer and more equitable workplace, proactive measures, accountability, and debiasing processes are crucial, explains Roger Kline
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CommentNeeded: a radical change in how Alzheimer's is diagnosed and treated
Fiona Carragher discusses barriers such as rurality, deprivation, and ethnicity that must be addressed to improve dementia diagnosis rates and open the door to new breakthrough treatments
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HSJ Local‘Hyperlocal’ approach unblocked recruitment, says trust
A community trust has reported unprecedented success filling stubborn vacancies by investing in ‘hyperlocal’ recruitment, which involves posting flyers through doors rather than posting adverts online.
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NewsNHSE director’s discrimination claims dismissed by tribunal
An employment tribunal has thrown out claims brought by an NHS England director of race and sex discrimination against his employer and its former chief people officer.
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NewsCQC inspection teams lacked ‘correct expertise’, review finds
A review of the Care Quality Commission’s failures in a high-profile whistleblowing case says it needs to ensure clinicians with the “correct expertise” are placed on its inspection teams.
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NewsDirector quits troubled NHS agency
A key executive at an NHS agency which is embroiled in allegations of racism has announced his resignation, HSJ has learned.
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CommentWe need to hold leaders to account on racial discrimination
Roger Kline comments on how NHS organisations are increasingly recognising the need for a different approach to tackle racial discrimination, shifting the dial from the patterns of denial and avoidance towards the issue
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NewsFifteen white board members appointed at NHS agency criticised for racism
A national NHS agency which pledged in 2020 to tackle internal racism has since had 15 white people appointed to its board positions, alongside one minority ethnic appointee who left the organisation after nine months.