Comment and analysis on key issues on ethnic health inequalities in health and social care.
Wider genetic testing could save lives, reduce costs and help thousands of Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients at risk of severe side effects resulting from chemotherapy drugs.
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has commissioned further work into neonatal screening assessments which effectively identify jaundice in Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies.
Listen in to Professor Habib Naqvi, Chief Executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory and Dr Rohan Mehra, Royal College of Physicians clinical education fellow, (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR).
In January 2024, the NHS Race and Health Observatory launched a landmark pilot Learning and Action Network (LAN) to address stark disparities in maternal, perinatal and neonatal health outcomes.
Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities are poorly represented in genetic medicine research and artificial intelligence-based risk prediction tools used to calculate the chance of developing future disease.
As the UK prepares for a pivotal general election on 4 July, the NHS Race and Health Observatory has unveiled its manifesto proposal for the next government.
The Observatory’s proposed work programme on children and young persons’ sickle cell care focuses on identifying and rolling out optimal transition (from paediatric to adult services) care.
Responding to the Birth Trauma Inquiry report, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:
Migrant and ethnic minority communities often encounter challenges within healthcare systems.
The NHS Genomic Medicine Service was commissioned in October 2018 by NHS England.
Responding to publication of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data analysis for 2023, Dr Nandi Simpson, Implementation director, NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:
Responding to comments made by Frank Hester, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:
Responding to the publication of the Independent Review, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive
Responding to the results of the latest NHS Staff Survey,
Statement - Independent Review of Maternity Services, Nottingham University Hospitals
Several commitments have been announced today around transforming the Race Equality Act including:
A landmark Learning and Action Network designed to address stark disparities in maternal, perinatal and neonatal health outcomes for women from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds will officially launch on January 24.
Responding to the latest maternal reports by MBRRACE-UK and Sands, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:
A landmark independent review of services provided by NHS Talking Therapies has identified that psychotherapy services need better tailoring to meet the needs of Black and minoritised ethnic groups.
Leading black and minority ethnic individuals working across healthcare have been recognised in the Health Service Journal’s annual listing of the top 50 most influential black and minority ethnic people in health, announced today.
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed underlying inequalities in society and amplified them. Three striking features of the pandemic in Britain illustrate. First, is the social gradient in mortality from Covid – the greater the deprivation of area of residence, the higher the mortality rate.
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has awarded a £100k research grant to the University of Worcester to investigate how mental health services are engaging Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across the UK.
A new programme of work to understand the needs of sickle cell patients and identify improvements in managing acute painful sickle cell episodes is being undertaken by the NHS Race and Health Observatory
Academic general practitioner, Dr Veline L’Esperance, has been appointed as a Clinical Advisor to the Observatory focussing on ethnic and racial inequalities relating to genomics and precision medicine.
The Nationality and Borders Bill stands to leave thousands in limbo by focusing on how they arrived in the UK, rather than their need for help.
A major review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services.
The independent NHS Race and Health Observatory has today published a series of invitations to commission reviews which explore the gaps in health care provision for racialised and minority ethnic communities and offer evidence-based recommendations for change.
A survey to assess levels of ‘trust’ Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities have in the primary care services they engage with has been launched by the independent NHS Race and Health Observatory.
“The Observatory welcomes the Government’s decision announced on 31 January, to consult on ending a legal requirement for front-line NHS staff in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
