Health Management and Policy Alert

Mapping existing policy interventions to tackle ethnic heath inequalities in maternal and neonatal health in England: a systematic scoping review with stakeholder engagement

NHS Race & Health Observatory -
This report outlines a lack of a national, central focus, diversity of research and national commitment for dealing with health inequalities. It calls for the development of a central data repository to map improvements around reducing poor outcomes in maternal and neonatal healthcare for Black, Asian and ethnic minority women.

• Report
• NHS Race & Health Observatory - news

Gypsies and Travellers in England and Wales: lived experiences

Office for National Statistics (ONS) - 
This qualitative research into the lived experiences of Gypsy and Traveller communities across England and Wales provides a detailed exploration of cultural identity and experiences both generally and with regards to key policy themes such as homes, health, education and employment, and justice.

• Research

Supporting our NHS people through menopause: guidance for line managers and colleagues

NHS England -
This guidance helps NHS organisations, line managers, and those working in the NHS understand more about the menopause, how they can support colleagues at work and those experiencing menopause symptoms.

• Guidance
• NHS England - publications

Combatting racial discrimination against minority ethnic nurses, midwives and nursing associates

NHS England - 

This resource is designed to support nurses, midwives and nursing associates, providing advice on the action you can take if you witness or experience racism. It also supports those in leadership roles to be inclusive leaders.

• Resource
• More detail

Combatting racial discrimination against minority ethnic nurses, midwives and nursing associates

NHS England -
This resource is designed to support nurses, midwives and nursing associates, providing advice on the action that can be taken if witnessing or experiencing racism. It also aims to support those in leadership roles to be inclusive leaders.

• Guidance
• NHS England - publications

The elective care backlog and ethnicity

Nuffield Trust -
This research looks at variation in treatment rates for routine hospital care, both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. It considers changes in elective activity overall and specifically in relation to seven groups of common hospital procedures across five main ethnic groups (White, Mixed, Asian, Black and Other). The focus is on ethnic variations, but it also considers variations by deprivation and region because the proportion of ethnic minority groups is higher in more deprived areas, in cities and in some regions.

• Report
• Nuffield Trust - publications

Sexual orientation and gender identity in the medical profession

British Medical Association - 
This report has found that fewer than half (46 per cent) of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer respondents feel able to be open about their sexual orientation where they work or study. The report, based on 2,490 responses from doctors across the UK, suggests a medical workforce that still suffers from and engages in persistent negative stereotypes, derogatory language and social exclusion. It makes several recommendations around improving medical curricula, better training, increasing the visibility of LGBTQ+ role models and enabling dialogue and space to learn.

• Report
• British Medical Association - press release

BMA-DAUK RMO survey 2022: results summary

British Medical Association (BMA) - 

This survey of the experiences of resident medical officers (RMOs) in the UK, conducted by the BMA and Doctors Association UK (DAUK), finds widespread poor conditions, low pay and excessive working hours. RMOs — doctors who provide resident services largely in the independent health sector and are most frequently recruited abroad as international medical graduates — describe pay deductions, bullying, and multiple instances of racism.

• Survey results
• Press release

 

Internationally trained professionals joining the NMC register: 1 April 2021–31 March 2022

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - 

This analysis reveals that the profile of international professionals registered in 2021–2022 is very different from UK joiners and the register they joined. They’re more likely to be men and they’re much more likely to be ethnically diverse. The NMC is calling on health and care employers to fully support internationally trained professionals into UK practice – and join with UK trained nurses and midwives to create the most inclusive environment possible.

• Analysis
• Press release

Health and care LGBTQ+ inclusion framework

NHS Confederation -
The LGBTQ+ population in the UK experiences significant physical and mental health inequalities compared to the general population. These inequalities extend from increased risk factors for ill health and barriers to accessing health care and support, to discrimination against LGBTQ+ staff within the workplace. This framework comprises six key pillars of inclusivity that organisations should aim to build to create and maintain inclusive cultures: visible leadership and confident staff; a strong knowledge base; being non-heteronormative and non-cisnormative; collecting and reporting data; listening to service users; and proactively seeking out partners to co-deliver services.

• Framework
• NHS Confederation - publications