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Toolkits and guidance

This section provides access to toolkits and guidance to help practitioners better embed race equality in healthcare. The resources are intended to complement the findings within the Better Health briefing collection.

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  • How to... deliver quality housing and health partnerships

    CIH & Foundations, 2012
    This 'how to' guide sets out how housing professionals can establish effective relationships with colleagues working in health, to improve...

  • Happy cultural planner 2012

    Happy Computers, 2012
    This calendar highlights the major annual religious and secular holidays and festivals taking place in 2012.

  • Reflections on palliative care from the Jewish and Islamic tradition

    Schultz, Michael, Baddarni, Kassim, and Bar-Sela, Gil, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 693092, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011
    Spiritual care is a vital part of holistic patient care. Awareness of common patient beliefs will facilitate discussions about spirituality. Such...

  • Stay healthy during Ramadan

    Blackburn with Darwen PCT, 2011
    NHS Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus has issued guidelines for those fasting to help you stay healthy and happy during Ramadan.

  • BAME toolkit

    Carers UK, 2011
    This interactive toolkit is designed to improve outcomes from social care services for black and minority ethnic carers. The toolkit provides a...

  • Ramadan 11 guidance – staff bulletin

    Mogra, Yunus, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, 2011
    This bulletin provides information for health professionals on fasting and its definition, highlighting medical interventions which are regarded as...

  • Healthy hearts kit

    British Heart Foundation (BHF), 2011
    The Healthy hearts kit can help you to help others understand their hearts and how they can look after them. It’s suitable for a wide range of...

  • Three steps to escaping violence against women and girls: A guide for black and minority ethnic (BME) women and children

    Home Office and Southall Black Sisters, Home Office, 2011
    This leaflet tells you how to get help to escape violence and abuse, and keep safe. You can also use it to help a friend. Although this leaflet...

  • Access to primary health care for migrants is a right worth defending

    Migrants' Rights Network, Doctors of the World and Pierce Glynn, 2011
    This guide provides information on access to healthcare for migrants, explaining both the legal situation and considering the benefits of universal...

  • HIV & UK African communities

    Joanna, Moss, Pebody, Roger, Sinyemu, Eunice, and Soomre, Edna, NAM and AHPN, 2011
    This toolkit provides access to a range of information about HIV and African communities in the UK, with advice and information for different...