A Black Nurse's Experience of her Union Rep in Times of Trouble
I have been a member of one of the largest nursing unions in the country for 11 years. I often wonder if I should just cancel the...
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Jun 18, 20215 min read
Discrimination Towards Black Nurses in the Healthcare Sector: Speaking Up and Changing the System
Equality 4 Black Nurses is interviewing black nurses about the impact racism has had on them, in the hopes that more people feel...
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Anika Ola
Jun 4, 20215 min read
Dear Beautiful Black nurse - Keep your head up - Tomorrow is another day
This has been the hardest time ever. I feel that my head is going to explode. My feet are walking, not with a pace of haste but with a...
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Alix Lee
May 1, 20216 min read
Reflections of a White Nurse
Full disclosure: I am a white, middle-class, middle-aged woman. And that is how I was when I came into nursing. I was 42 years old when I...
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Nadina Ali
Apr 3, 20213 min read
Inspirational Black nurses : Princess Campbell, Bristol’s activist nurse
Today, we celebrate nurse Princess Campbell, not only one of Bristol’s first black nurses but also one of the first black ward sisters in...
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Nadina Ali
Mar 25, 20214 min read
“Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?”:exposing the role of systemic racism on health inequalities
Today, we discuss the programme “ Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?” hosted by Black actor David Harewood on BBC One. It’s now been...
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Nadina Ali
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Inspirational Black nurses : Nola Ishmael, first Black director of nursing in London
Today, we celebrate Nola Ishmael, the first person from a non white background to become a director of nursing in London. She also was a...
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Heidi Downes
Feb 25, 20217 min read
As a White midwife I believe that it is not only the job of Black people to stand up & fight racism
This is an account of how the forgotten Black women of gynaecological history opened my eyes to structural racism. As a white woman I...
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Anika Ola
Feb 24, 20214 min read
NHS Hospital's racist actions deemed 'Astonishing' by woke employment tribunal judge
Yesterday it was reported that a white nurse has won a whistleblowing case for complaining that her black colleagues were being given...
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Nadina Ali
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Inspirational Black nurses: Nigerian nurse & Princess Adenrele Ademola
Princess Ademola - Source : Imperial War Museum Today we celebrate the story of Princess Adenrele Ademola , a Nigerian royal who worked...
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Nadina Ali
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Inspirational Black nurses : Annie ‘Nurse Ophthalmic’ Brewster
Annie Catherine Brewster was born in 1858 in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. She is one of the pioneer nurses of Afro-Carribean...
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Anika Ola
Feb 1, 20214 min read
Black nurses are constantly getting abused and oppressed whilst trying to carry out a caring job.
For many people, Black nurses are strong, resilient, and motivated healthcare workers. We are an inspiration to the community and heroes...
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Leena Modha
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Lost in a world of torment, when will it ever end?
Suffering in silence, I try to internally mend, through the continual dismissive acts and derogatory comments, what was the aim of this...
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Nadina Ali
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Pioneering Black nurse Dzagbele Matilda Asante
The Windrush narrative may make it look as if there was no nurses of African descent or coming from Africa in the UK before the NHS...
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Anika Ola
Nov 28, 20205 min read
How to deal with racism in the NHS : a quick guide
Today we look at various ways Black nurses and healthcare professionals can stamp out and fight against daily racism and discrimination...
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Nadina Ali
Nov 14, 20206 min read
An avoidable Crisis : COVID-19's impact on Black & Asian communities by Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Today, we talk about Baroness Doreen Lawrence's review into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and non-white...
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Nadina Ali
Nov 6, 20205 min read
Racism within the NHS : the story of Dr Simi Adedeji
Today we share the story of Dr Simi Adedeji, a former Surgeon, GP and Cosmetic Doctor who shared her experience of racism within the NHS...
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Nadina Ali
Oct 31, 20203 min read
How To Tackle Racism Within The NHS According To Matt Hancock
Today, we revisit a letter that Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock sent to NHS staff just under a year ago, where...
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Nadina Ali
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Black Voices of The NHS : A&E Nurse & Poet Piers Harrison-Reid
Today, Equality 4 Black Nurses's founder Neomi Bennett is delighted to introduce to our readers the wonderful Piers Harrison Reid who is...
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Nadina Ali
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Heart Of A Nation : The exhibition celebrating migrants contribution to the NHS
Heart of a Nation is an online exhibition by the Migration Museum which puts a spotlight on the sacrifices migrants have had to go...
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