Edna Boampong
Edna Boampong, Director of Communications and Engagement, Liverpool City Council
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
CommentShould the NHS quit X?
Racism still poses a complex and contentious challenge that is not being fully addressed. Creating more representative leadership and addressing the service’s involvement with problematic social media platforms are just two of the ways the service can help tackle the problem writes Edna Boampong
CommentI am not 'an angry black woman', but I am disheartened by the lack of diversity in NHS comms
A report’s finding that there is poor representation of minority ethnic communities in NHS communication teams speaks to a broader issue of racial inequality, and the lack of diversity in senior positions in the NHS, writes Edna Boampong