Second Report - Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
Select Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 320
1 October 2020
Government response
Second Special Report - Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2019–21 · published 15 Jan 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
The NHS must increase its efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination and racism from...
Recommendation
The NHS must increase its efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination and racism from in its organisation. We therefore recommend that NHSE/I provide a full and comprehensive definition of the “racism and discrimination” that it seeks to eradicate from …
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Government Response Summary
The government aligns its approach to racism and discrimination with existing legal definitions (Race Relations Act 1976 and Equalities Act 2010) and outlines current multi-faceted work, including the WRES and a programme to address the impact of COVID-19 on BAME staff, but does not commit to developing new specific targets or deadlines for a future strategy.
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