The aims of the research were to identify the work of carers of elderly people from the Afro-Caribbeans, Asians and Vietnamese/Chinese communities; to identify gaps in support services provided by statutory agencies; to assess and produce information for carers in different languages; to identify areas for developing self-help groups or ...
This document is a report on a workshop held at the King's Fund. Its aim was to highlight the issue of contracts with small groups of black professional workers in the field of mental health. The participants exchanged what was currently known about contracts, looked at some of the issues ...
This handbook is a response to the concern about the lack of information on good services for people with learning difficulties from black and ethnic minority communities. Previous discussions and actions in this field have tended to be disjointed and ad hoc. This handbook brings together the limited amount of ...
Following approaches by many people concerned about racial inequality in the nursing profession, this paper documents some of the issues which concern the Task Force. It reaches the conclusion that the service which black and ethnic minority nurses have been under-valued and their talent has been squandered. The paper includes ...
In this document the Task Force give advice for the selection of hospital medical staff which promotes equal opportunities or prevents considerable discrimination against black and ethnic minority doctors.
This paper presents the results of a Task Force survey of the health authority members, and the efforts which have been made by the health service to include black and ethnic minority communities in membership. The report includes information about the responsibilities of health authorities, the duties of members, appointment ...