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Bansal, H (2020) Using the electronic staff record to access workforce diversity data NHS Employers Blog, 6 July 2020. https://www.nhsemployers.org/blog/2020/07/using-the-electronic-staff-record-to-access-workforce-diversity-data

NELFT’s head of equality, diversity and inclusion Harjit Bansal talks about how she is using ESR functionality to better understand the diverse makeup of her local workforce.

Chetty D and Sands-O’Connor K (2020). ‘Hoorah for health workers!’. Books for Keeps, no 242, May 2020, p16-17. http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/242

In the latest in their Beyond the Secret Garden series examining how BAME voices have been represented in children’s literature in Britain, Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor raise a cheer for some fictional doctors and nurses. [Introduction]

Goodwin, M (2020) The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans, ACLU News & Commentary  1 July 2020 https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-racist-history-of-abortion-and-midwifery-bans/

Discusses the current debate on abortion in the US and the long history of links to slavery and white supremacy.  

Jolliff T (2020). ‘Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism’. The King’s Fund blog, 9 July 2020. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/blog/2020/07/necessary-words-racism

It’s time to speak up and challenge the individuals and cultures that perpetuate racism and racial prejudice.

In this blog, Tracie Jolliff (Head of Inclusive Leadership and System Development, NHS England and Improvement) calls for collective action to support change. 

The King’s Fund (2020). ‘A long way to go’: ethnic minority NHS staff share their stories. London: The King’s Fund. https://features.kingsfund.org.uk/2020/07/ethnic-minority-nhs-staff-racism-discrimination/index.html

What is it like being a member of staff from an ethnic minority background in the NHS? This piece of digital content explores the lived experience of NHS staff.