Discrimination in governance and leadership and the potential impact on patient care

"Leadership bodies which are significantly unrepresentative of their local communities, such as NHS Trust Boards, will have more difficulty ensuring that care is genuinely patient centred – with resultant failings in the provision or quality of services to specific local communities that have particular health needs, including BME communities and patients."

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
R Kline
Middlesex University
2014

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Race equality and health inequalities

"This paper argues that within the English health system the ‘Equality and Diversity’ and ‘Health Inequalities’ agendas remain poorly integrated at both national and local level...This paper suggests that the disconnect between Equality and Diversity and Health Inequalities work hampers progress towards better understanding of the processes that perpetuate poor health outcomes."

Race equality and health inequalities: towards more integrated policy and practice
Better Health briefing paper 32
S Salway, L Carter, K Powell, D Turner, G M George, TH Ellison
Race Equality Foundation
March 2014

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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and dementia - where are we now?

"Very little is known about the prevalence of dementia in the UK black and minority populations despite some of these communities being at higher levels of risk than the indigenous white population."

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and dementia - where are we now?
D Truswell
Race Equality Foundation
November 2013

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High quality healthcare commissioning

"The aim of the paper is to describe typical elements of commissioning work and to point out a range of actions that clinical commissioners, commissioning managers and other stakeholders can and should take to improve healthcare commissioning for multi-ethnic populations."

High quality healthcare commissioning: obstacles and opportunities for progress on race equality
S Salway, D Turner, G Mir, L Carter, J Skinner, B Bostan, K Gerrish, G Ellison
Better Health Briefing 28
Race Equality Foundation
June 2013

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