The Race Equality Foundation have just published a press release about a report I have produced for them. You can read the press release here, but the full text is reproduced below. The report can be accessed here.
Leading race equality in healthcare researcher argues the racist riots should have been a wake up call for the NHS, putting forward recommendations on what needs to be done.
Leading researcher, developer, and former director of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), and prominent author of guidance on race equality in the NHS, Roger Kline, publishes a new report, titled Racist Riots and the NHS: What Next?
Building on his previous publications, the paper explains how little robust steps were offered to NHS practices during the riots, exposing the persistent failure of NHS leaders to deal with racism in the institution and amongst its leadership. [1]
The racist riots and the NHS
During the riots, health and care workers were targeted physically and on social media. Despite these numerous attacks, Kline underscores the lack of concrete support provided by national bodies during the crisis and the subsequent inaction from leadership to take the necessary steps to respond to the events.
Kline calls out the riots as a ‘jolt to the system’ – but not a one off incident, rather the riots were examples of exceptional crises following years of mounting evidence that more must be done to address racism within Britain and the NHS.
What Next? Practical Steps Identified
The report provides a new perspective, not only identifying the mistakes made during the riots, but building on the guidance that has worked.
Kline charts five steps that should be taken by the NHS from the national to the local level, which protect workers against incidents like the racist riots, and importantly, preventative action which roots out the everyday racism staff face.
The publication is released alongside Kline’s participation in an initiative: Responding to the Racist Riots, [2] run by the Race Equality Foundation, and other leading charities across the country, which is taking action to tackle the causes of the riots.
On the 5th of December, Kline will speak at the third of four webinars, sharing insights from the paper. He will be joined by leading doctors, trade unions, and voluntary sector organisations [3].
Register for the webinar here.
Read the report here.
OTES TO EDITORS
[1] Roger Kline has undertaken extensive work on racism, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) ,and treatment of staff within the NHS. He has also authored several
seminal reports, responsible for improving NHS practices on EDI. Amongst others, these reports include: 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, No More Tick Boxes; the review of the research evidence on fair recruitment and career progression, and mostly recently, Too Hot to Handle?’; co-authored with charity ‘brap’, a report looking at why concerns about racism in the NHS are not acted on.
[2] ‘Responding to the Racist Riots’ is a project organised by the Race Equality Foundation, Muslim Charities Forum, the Alliance for Racial Justice, and NAVCA. It is a sector-wide initiative focused on confronting the root causes of the recent racist riots and establishing long-term strategies for violence prevention. One key aspect of this project is the four-part webinar series.
[3] Dr Naomi Green from the British Islamic Medical Association, Dr Saiqa Naz; President of British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Charles Kwaku-Odoi; Chief Executive of the Caribbean & African Health Network and Dr Hina J Shahid; GP and Chairperson of the Muslim Doctors Association.
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