‘BME Equity and the NHS: Time for Action’ Earlier this month, the NHS BME Network organised a conference entitled ‘BME Equity and the NHS: Time for Action’ held at the Hilton Hotel in London. The national conference created a great opportunity to discuss what needs to...
The “snowy white peaks” of the NHS: a survey of discrimination in governance and leadership and the potential impact on patient care in London and England. Roger Kline. Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School Click here for more details....
During Oral Questions in the House of Lords on February 10th I asked how many nurse directors there were in the English NHS from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The depressing reply was that there were only 5 – from 170 NHS organisations. This is about 2.5%,...
Unite urges you to support UN anti-racism day A day of action has been called for across Europe on 22 March to coincide with UN Anti-racism Day. Unite is urging its members to show support and stand up against racism and fascism. In the build up to the European...
Findings from a learning event held by Disability Rights UK, the Race Equality Foundation and the LGB&T Partnership, in conjunction with the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England Compiled by Kat Clayton, Zoe Gardner, Farah Islam Barrett and...
Introduction: What is the NHS? “The NHS belongs to the people. It provides a comprehensive service, available to all irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, or marital or...
Foreword In our mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health , we set ourselves – and society as a whole – some big challenges. We stated that mental health must have equal priority with physical health, that discrimination associated with mental health...
TRANSCRIPT OF MEETING James MorrisMP (Halesowen & Rowley Regis)(Con): I would like to welcome you to the APPG on Mental H ealth and the launch of our inquiry into parity of esteem. This is the first of three sessions, each focusing on a different theme. Today we...
The NHS is the largest employer in England. As at 30 September 2010, the NHS in England employed around 1,187,000 full time equivalent staff, including 133,000 doctors, 3352,000 nurses and 40,000 managers. This note summarises recent trends in the NHS workforce in...
The Public Accounts Committee publishes its report into maternity services in England Report: Maternity services in England (HTML) Report: Maternity services in England (PDF) Public Accounts Committee The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public...
