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NHS Race and Health Observatory

Evidence reviews, research reports, toolkits and recommendations on ethnic health inequalities across NHS services. Each record links to the Observatory's own publication.

28 reports 31 recommendations 6 ongoing

Reports 28 records

REACH-OUT: Caring for the Healthcare Workforce Post-COVID-19

Published 13 August 2026ResearchTags: COVID19, Workforce

Summary written by this site: Report on the REACH-OUT programme and ethnic inequalities affecting the healthcare workforce after COVID-19. The Observatory published the programme in four reports between November 2022 …

Trauma informed care and the needs of racialised communities

Published 2 March 2026ResearchTags: Best Practice, Interventions, Mental health, Policy

Summary written by this site: Research on racial trauma, experiences of public services, and changes needed for culturally grounded and anti-racist trauma-informed care.

The Cost of Racism

Published 19 September 2025Programme ongoingResearchTags: Best Practice, Case Study, Leadership, Policy

Summary written by this site: Programme examining the economic and service costs of racism and racial inequity in healthcare.

Sickle Cell Bundle Cluster Randomised Trial Project

Published 31 March 2025ResearchTags: Best Practice, Case Study, Interventions, Sickle Cell

Summary written by this site: Trial project on improving care for acute painful sickle cell episodes in secondary care.

Patient Experience and Trust in NHS Primary Care

Published 7 March 2025ResearchTags: Access, Best Practice, Communications, COVID19, Digital Health

Summary written by this site: Survey-led report on levels of trust in NHS primary care among Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients.

The Elective Care Backlog and Ethnicity

Published 3 November 2022ResearchTags: COVID19, Elective Care

Summary written by this site: Analysis of ethnic inequalities in planned hospital care activity and elective backlog during the COVID-19 period.

Ethnic Inequalities in Healthcare: A Rapid Evidence Review

Published 14 February 2022Review31 recommendationsTags: COVID19, Digital and Data, Genomics, Maternal health, Mental health, Neonatal Health, Workforce

Summary written by this site: Rapid evidence review of ethnic inequalities across mental healthcare, maternal and neonatal healthcare, digital access, genomics and the NHS workforce.

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Report typeReports
Briefing2
Research17
Review8
Toolkit1

Key findings

The Observatory has 28 publications in this source page, producing 31 recommendations linked to organisations where addressees can be identified.