Ethnicity, Equality of Opportunity and the British National Health Service

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-72873-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

This title was first published in 2002: Numerous reports have identified the serious problems of under-representation of, and discrimination against, minority ethnic groups in the British NHS. It is widely argued that this both raises issues of social justice and undermines the quality of service to minority ethnic patients. Nowhere are these problems more acute than among the largest occupational group in the NHS - nurses. This book reports the results of research carried out for the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting to evaluate NHS equal opportunities policy. Drawing on additional original research involving interviews with key policy actors, this fascinating book examines the prospects for a national strategy linking the business and justice cases for the delivery of greater equity in employment and service delivery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iganski, Paul

Mason, David

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction; Racism and the British National Health Service; Equal opportunity policy and the NHS; Is the black nurse an endangered species?; Selecting applicants for training in nursing and midwifery; Positive action in recruitment to nursing and midwifery training; Social change and the health care agenda; Policy, politics and health care; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Iganski, David Mason