HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2022: Improving Health Outcomes for Minority Ethnic Communities

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WINNER

Healthier Together - Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB:

An Insight-Driven Approach to Maximising Ccovid-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Minority Ethnic and Non-English Speaking Communities

Analysis of public health intelligence at the start of the covid vaccination programme demonstrated that people from minority ethnic communities faced a triple threat of being more likely to catch coronavirus, becoming more seriously ill, and being less likely to have the vaccine. Taking a multi-disciplined, cross-system approach, and working within communities as equal partners at a grass roots level across BNSSG has been transformative in building trust and beginning to overcome some of the deeply held, legitimate concerns held by minority ethnic communities.

The judges felt this was a simple but effective inspirational project. The team highlighted embedded health inequalities and brought them to the surface so that these could be addressed by rest of NHS – a real system approach.

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Finalists

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS: The Raham Project - Improving Health Outcomes for Minority Communities — HIGHLY COMMENDED

Clinical Research Network West Midlands: Race, Diversity and Inclusion Research Group

Humber Teaching FT: Reaching Diverse Populations Requiring Opioid Substitution Therapy During the Pandemic

Leeds City Council and Leeds Community Healthcare Trust: Leaving No One Behind - Women’s Only Covid-19 Vaccine Offer

Manchester FT, GTD healthcare and Manchester Integrated Care Partnership: An Innovative Integrated Model for Screening for Infectious Diseases in Adults and Children Fleeing From Conflict in Afghanistan

Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the Public Health Agency Northern Ireland: Collaborative Approach to Improve Ethnic Minority Low Covid Vaccine Uptake