Closing the ethnicity gap in healthcare disciplinaries: updated briefing

Executive summary Despite targeted efforts, ethnic disparities in disciplinary actions within the UK healthcare workforce (e.g. nursing, midwifery, medical consultants) persist. Although recent data from the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), the General Medical Council (GMC), and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show some improvements, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) staff remain... Continue Reading →

Policy Primer: Impact of Extended Caregiving

Extended caregiving is defined as the long-term personal, social, and medical support provided to individuals with diminished physical or mental capacity, often by family or community members (WHO, 2022). Driven by demographic shifts, increased life expectancy, and stretched health services, informal caregiving is rising globally (Carers UK, 2024). In the UK, 5.8 million people are... Continue Reading →

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