Racial inequality should be a regulatory matter

Race equality is essential in universities and the NHS.1 Diversity and inclusion should be one of the pillars of good medical practice. Teamwork, advocacy, integrity, and being respectful of others are essential components of being a doctor.2Evidence indicates that these are not always valued. When other forms of misconduct would be investigated and disciplined, a blind eye has been turned to racism in the UK medical field, which has been prevalent since the inception of the NHS.The NHS has colonial roots, with people from commonwealth nations being given British citizenship to build the foundations.3 By 1960, over 40% of junior doctors were from India,4 and there were active recruitment efforts to source nursing staff from the Caribbean to fill the 54 000 vacancies in 1948.5Many of these workers—the Windrush generation—were wrongfully detained, deported, and denied legal rights in 2018 (known as the Windrush scandal).6 This is extremely unjust for all…
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