Briefing Paper 14
Experiences of bullying and racial harassment among minority ethnic staff in the NHS. November 2009
Bullying and harassment is a persistent experience for many workers in the NHS. But black and minority ethnic staff across all staff groups have disproportionate experiences of bullying and racial harassment. Despite the initiatives put in place, bullying and racial harassment are also under-reported, meaning that workers remain unsupported, often suffering poor health as a result.
Author(s): Laia Bécares
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Tackling the challenge: Promoting race equality in the NHS in England
Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, March 2009
This report considers the extent to which the NHS is meeting the legal basic building blocks in promoting race equality. It outlines the ethnic make-up of the population and NHS workforce respectively, and highlights the obligation to meet race equality standards and the health needs of different ethnic groups. It also considers the progress made in meeting these targets, and sets out guidance for the future.
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“A good job for a traveller?” Exploring Gypsy and Travellers’ perceptions of health and social care careers: Barriers and solutions to recruitment, training and retention of social care students
Greenfields, M., Buckinghamshire New University, July 2008
This study considers why Gypsies and Travellers are underrepresented in health employment, and examines knowledge, attitudes and experience of young Gypsies and Travellers towards employment in the health and social care sector.
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Briefing Paper 4
The recruitment and retention of black and minority ethnic staff in the National Health Service. March 2007
BME staff are not only disproportionately represented within the NHS, but are also more likely to experience discrimination at work, especially if they are overseas-qualified. This paper argues that although there has been a concerted effort to combat racial discrimination at the national level, the evidence on the impact of policies aimed at facilitating the recruitment and retention of BME staff is mixed.
Author(s): Franklin Oikelome
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Briefing Paper 3
Ethnic inequalities in health: the impact of racism. March 2007
This paper aims to present the evidence for the relationship between racism and health, acknowledging that different individuals will respond differently to racist harrassment. It also highlights the need, and possibilities, for service improvement, both for the victims of racism and for people from minority ethnic groups more generally.
Author(s): Saffron Karlsen
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Briefing Paper 2
Effective communication with service users. March 2007
Communication between service providers and people from minority ethnic communities has been highlighted as significant in many studies on inequalities in health and social care, with poor levels of communication limiting access to services and on relationships between service users and professionals. This paper argues that communication can be improved in many ways: by providing information about services in a range of languages and formats; by employing staff from minority ethnic communities at all organisational levels to improve cultural competence and by improving communication at the individual, family and instutional level.
Author(s): Ghazala Mir
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Internationally recruited nurses in London: Profile and implications for policy
Buchan, J.; Jobanputra, R.; Gough, P.; and Hutt, R., Kings Fund, September 2005
This paper outlines the overall trends in numbers of nurses coming to the UK, and examines the policy context in which international recruitment activity has been conducted. It then reports on the motivations, experiences, career plans and country and demographic profile of recently recruited international nurses working in London. It also gives insight into why they came to the UK, and their future intentions.
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Migration and health in the UK
Kelly, R. et al, Institute for Public Policy Research, 1 February 2005
This report examines the impact of migration upon health in the UK, looking at new migrants as both NHS employees and service users.  It gives a comprehensive overview of the issues relating to migration and health, providing a breakdown of overseas staff working in the UK, and considering issues such as 'health worker braindrains'; the health impact of migration; health tourism, and migrant rights to access healthcare.
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The work-life experiences of black nurses in the UK
Dhaliwal, S. and McKay, S., Royal College of Nursing, 2008
This qualitative study examines the views of 30 established black and minority ethnic nurses most of who had been working in the UK for at least 20 years.  The report considers their perceptions of their work-live experiences, focussing on issues such as pay, promotion, working hours and racism.
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