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Building a Multicultural Environment

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Below is a small selection of some of the books and e-books that we have available for the Building a Multicultural Environment (BAME) Staff Network, please click on the image for more information:

Books

Cover of book "Mother Country"
Cover of "Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race"
Cover of "Love in Colour"
Cover of "Brit(ish) On Race, Identity and Belonging"

E-Books

Cover of "Overcoming Everyday Racism"
Cover of "Don't Touch My Hair"
Cover of "Black & Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism"
Cover of "The Good Immigrant"

You can search for more books and e-books on race and racism at https://now.koha-ptfs.co.uk. For a printable list of these books, please see our BAME Resource List at the bottom of this page.

Online Resources

NHS England: Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) network
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/staff-networks/bme/

NHS Leadership Academy: Stepping Up Programme
https://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/programmes/the-stepping-up-programme/

NHS Race and Health Observatory
https://www.nhsrho.org/

NHS Workforce: Ethnicity Facts and Figures
https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/workforce-and-business/workforce-diversity/nhs-workforce/latest

Mental Health Foundation: Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities

Runnymede Trust: UK race equality think tank
https://www.runnymedetrust.org/

Black History Month 
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/

South Asian Heritage Month
https://www.southasianheritage.org.uk/

Stop Hate UK
https://www.stophateuk.org/about-hate-crime/racism-in-the-uk/

The King's Fund: Support if you have experienced racism or discrimination
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/inequalities-inclusion-nhs-providers/support-racism-discrimination

Mind the Gap: Clinical handbook of signs and symptoms in black and brown skin
https://www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/mindthegap

 

The BAME Staff Network Printable Resource List is available here.

And a PDF list of BME Health Resources is available here.
 

Find out more about the Building a Multicultural Environment (BAME) Staff Network here on the Trust Extranet.