The NHS Race and Health Observatory’s position: keep up-to-date with the Observatory’s coverage in the media.
Exclusive article with The Guardian on the Observatory commissioned rapid review, Ethnic Inequalities in Healthcare, which reveals vast inequalities across a range of health services and outcomes.
Read articleDr Habib Naqvi talks about the Observatory’s rapid evidence review into Pulse Oximeters and guidance being clarified by the NHS on the Eastern Air programme.
Listen to article“We need to ensure there is common knowledge on potential limitations in healthcare equipment and devices, particularly for populations at heightened risk of life-changing illness, this includes black, Asian diverse communities using pulse oximeters to monitor their oxygen levels at home.” Director of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, Dr Habib Naqvi.
Read articleNHS update guidance on blood oxygen monitors following concerns raised by the NHS Race and Health Observatory on misreadings from devices when used on black and darker skin tones.
Read articleAuthors Dr Habib Naqvi, Chair Marie Gabriel and Lord Victor Adebowale discuss the formation of the NHS Race and Health Observatory and why the independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report seems out of sync with both qualitative reality and quantitative evidence.
Read articleNHS Race and Health Observatory's Dr Habib Naqvi discusses the plans for the organisation and how having such an important, forensically driven platform is to driving change.
View moreInterview on vaccine take-up amongst staff at University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust, and the reasons for lower take-up by South Asian and black staff
View moreThe NHS Race and Health Observatory and healthcare regulators have issued an open statement on tackling racism.
Read articleReport urging Black and minority ethnic communities across England to complete this years’ national census survey to help capture information on overall health conditions.
Read articleInterview on vaccine take-up amongst staff at University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust, and the reasons for lower take-up by South Asian and Black staff.
Read articleScepticism is highest among Black, Pakistani and Indian communities - ethnicities more likely to suffer severely from the virus.
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