Welcome to NHS BME Network
Welcome to the NHS BME Network an independent Network open to all Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people, including staff, patients, service users and carers.
The Network provides BME people with the following:
- An opportunity to bring about change in the NHS
- An opportunity for BME people to be heard
- Access to better and more appropriate healthcare
- Information and Interpretation of NHS Policy
- Access to a network of people of shared vision
From our Blog
Letter to Simon Stevens 24.12.14
Dr Vivienne Lyfar-Cissé PO BOX 5205 Hove BN52 9JW Mr Simon Stevens Chief Executive NHS England PO BOX 16738 Redditch B97 9PT 24 December 2014 Dear Mr Stevens RE: Workforce Race Equality Standard As Chair of the NHS BME Network I would like to take...
Congrats to Dr Lyfar-Cissé-BME Pioneer Award
We’d like to congratulate all those who have been nominated for their outstanding achievements and their contribution to a high-quality, inclusive health service. Talented healthcare leaders need access to continuing professional development...
The Future of NHS Leadership Summit-2014
Keynote Speaker: Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary The Future of NHS Leadership 2014 on 10th September will explore the evolving path faced by those directing & implementing reform across the health service. Put your questions to the Shadow...
Brighton and Sussex records surge in race discrimination cases
12 August, 2014 | By Alison Moore Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has been urged to improve relationships between staff following a “significant increase” in disciplinary cases related to race discrimination. This is one of the...
NHS Race Equality Standard
EXCLUSIVE: NHS race equality standard unveiled 31 July, 2014 | By Shaun Lintern Exclusive: NHS organisations are to be forced to increase the representation of ethnic minorities in senior positions or face contractual and regulatory...