Race Equality
This programme aims to provide better and more culturally appropriate services for people from black and minority ethnic communities who use mental health services, their families, friends and carers.
This work also links with the workforce, training and education programme, to ensure a representative workforce is developed and staff are provided with appropriate training and guidance.
Focused Implementation Sites (FIS)
Focused Implementation Sites aim to improve services in mental healthcare for BME and excluded groups. FIS work across a whole system to implement 'Delivering Race Equality in Mental Healthcare' (DH 2005) with the aim of achieving the five year vision stated in the report.
There are 4 Focused Implementation Sites in this region:
- Northumberland, Tyne & Wear
- County Durham & Tees Valley
- South Yorkshire
- Bradford
FIS Resource Pack One
FIS Resource Pack Two
Respect for People! - Free Access for NHS Staff. The e-learning version of the Grass Roots Diversity Team's Respect for People programme has just been adopted as the NHS's standard on-line diversity programme. It will be possible for staff to access the programme free of charge. It is being delivered via the NHS's Core Learning Unit. Staff have to register individually but it is also possible for trusts and other NHS organisations to appoint an administrator - for more details check their web site www.clu.nhs.uk (be patient - it does take a while to link through - the site and links are currently under review) or e-mail them at clpu@sysha.nhs.uk.
Count me in - click here for a progress report on the impact of the census across the region.
King's Fund electronic 'reading room' for Black and minority ethnic mental health.
The reading room draws together:
* recent additions to the library catalogue
* suggested ways of searching the catalogue
* reading lists
* links to other information resources
A multi-faith calendar showing religious festivals is available on the 'religion' section of the BBC website.
Community Development Workers
For information about Community Development Workers for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities visit the Department of Health website.
News: Newcastle PCT has developed a DRE awareness poster. (Oct 07) For more information contact Lucy Hall at the PCT.
For more information about our work on Race Equality please contact Shabnam Ahsan.
