Research

A landmark independent review of services provided by NHS Talking Therapies, formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), has been undertaken in partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health.

This report – Inequalities in Mental Health Care for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities: Identifying Best Practice is a comprehensive review that explores a lack of mental health care provision for these communities; captures first hand insight; and highlights good practice examples from six effective services across England, most of them run by voluntary Gypsy, Roma and Traveller organisations.

Commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, this comprehensive recommendations review: ‘We deserve better: Ethnic minorities with a learning disability and access to healthcare’ has been undertaken by the University of Central Lancashire, in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University, Learning Disability England and the Race Equality Foundation.

A new review published today by the NHS Race and Health Observatory outlines challenges in neonatal care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic babies, alongside clear recommendations on tackling them. Tests and assessments that indicate the health of newborns, moments after birth, are limited and not fit-for-purpose for Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies, and need immediate revision according to the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder that is typically inherited from a parent causing high cholesterol levels.  Without treatment, it can cause early heart attacks along with a higher risk of heart disease.

A recent parliamentary inquiry into avoidable deaths and failures of care for sickle cell patients in secondary care identified that too often acute painful sickle episodes are poorly managed by the NHS.  It recommended that the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHSRHO) undertake a study into sickle cell care in relation to race and ethnicity.

A recent parliamentary inquiry into avoidable deaths and failures of care for sickle cell patients in secondary care identified inadequate investment in sickle cell care. It recommended that the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHSRHO) undertake a study into sickle cell care in relation to race and ethnicity.

Jewish communities in England experience health inequalities across a number of metrics including COVID-19 morbidity, immunisation take up, and breast cancer risk. The Jewish community has twice the number of people aged over 60 compared to the general population

At the frontier of medical innovation, technologies promise to make healthcare more personalised, more efficient, and safer.

The scope of this work is to provide insights that will help to promote effective and respectful communication with ethnic minority women and pregnant people.