Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are inviting members of the community to discuss the terminology used for people from diverse heritage, race and ethnic backgrounds. The seminars aim to enable the Trust to select the term it will use for staff, patients and communities.
Following a recent government-commissioned report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities recommended that the term ‘BAME’ should not be used by organisations and public bodies.
Terms such as ‘BAME’ have been used for years by organisations and governments as a way to gather and report on data. The acronym stands for ‘Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic’ and has become commonly applied in recent years but which has the effect of categorising, even marginalising, Black and Asian people, and those from other ethnic minorities, into one group.
The right terminology should foster a sense of belonging with an inclusive approach where people of all backgrounds feel comfortable to perform at their best. Very few people are likely to self-identify as ‘BAME’.
Jo Sawyer, Head of Research & Innovation at Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust will facilitate the seminar alongside Yassar Mohammed who works as the Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust review, workforce planning, patient inclusion and community engagement prior to this Yassar worked in the voluntary sector. BCH Communities
Seminars are scheduled to take place on:
Monday 19th July 3:00pm-4:00pm via Zoom
Topic: BCH Communities Seminar on the Terminology of Race and Ethnicity
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Tuesday 20th July 3:00pm-4.00pm via Zoom
Topic: BCH Communities Seminar on the Terminology of Race and Ethnicity
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