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the evidence on health-care inequalities among racially minoritised communities in
the UK.
This review covered mental health care, maternal and neonatal health care, digital
inclusion and access to health-care services, genetic testing and genomic services,
and inequalities in the UK National Health Service (NHS) workforce. It identified
recurring themes, including inadequate ethnicity reporting and data on the experiences
of minority ethnic groups and discrimination, and resultant delays in seeking care
from health-care institutions due to fear of racism, as well as inadequate service
provision and interpreter services.
One recommendation for mental health services was systemic changes in psychiatric
care beyond the testing of culturally appropriate or adapted interventions to address
distrust of health-care services and the impact of racist experiences on mental health.
Some of the studies included in the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s review highlight
the need for health-care staff to be trained in cultural competency, but this was
not a report recommendation. To add to the report recommendations, cultural competency
should be challenged by respectfully drawing from decolonising innovations,
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as we outline below.
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