After Brexit, black women will be less safe when giving birth in Britain
Ethnic minority women already have significantly poorer outcomes from pregnancy compared to white women. If Brexit goes ahead, the NHS
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Why are black mothers at more risk of dying?
Black women in the UK are much more likely to die from complications surrounding pregnancy and childbirth than white women.
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Black women talk openly about their cervical screening experiences
Attending your cervical screening appointment when you are invited is one of the most important things you can do to
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10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar
The latest data shows that Black African, Black Caribbean, and other Black children aged 10 and 11 years old are
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Only 1% of BAME Londoners on the organ donor register
According to NHS figures, 62% of Londoners waiting for an organ transplant are either Black or Asian. Many people from
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Funding boost will help organisations promote organ donation in the Christian community
Two organisations working within the Christian community are joining the campaign to address the urgent need for black, Asian and
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Sickle cell: Call The Midwife shines spotlight on disease
Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.
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Call for more people from black communities to give blood as new figures show more than 400 black people became New Year donors in 2018
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people from the black community to make becoming a blood donor their New Year’s
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How NHS 111 can help you
Dr Seun Bakare, Northwest London Urgent Care GP said: “The winter months can be challenging for the NHS, especially for
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What keeps some black women from seeking mental health care
‘You either get told to pray about it or you’re told to get over it, basically,’ one woman told Moneyish.
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Cancer care worse for deprived and BAME Londoners, report finds
Cancer patients in London’s most deprived areas are experiencing worse care than the rest of England, a new report has
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People with dementia pen poem to challenge social myths and share festive cheer this Christmas with unique animation
People with dementia have penned a special Christmas poem to tackle the issue of isolation facing those living with the condition – especially
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Hospitals ‘overcrowding risk’ ahead of Christmas
Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas care is being put at risk, experts say, with some places
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Grinch has stolen Christmas from social care
Care providers say the Grinch has stolen Christmas hope from 1.4m older and vulnerable adults who are currently going without
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New faith and beliefs declaration to help overcome barriers to organ donation
A new option added to the NHS Organ Donor Register has been developed to give reassurance about how organ donation
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