Equality and diversity Our work on discrimination and issues of equality and diversity within the health and care workforce Content Type Viewing: Our work Our work Publications Projects Blog posts Multimedia Press releases Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Long read What are health inequalities? This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population. Audio Professor David Williams on racism, discrimination and the impact they have on health How do our life experiences shape our health? What can we do to tackle social inequalities? Helen McKenna spoke with Professor David Williams from Harvard University about his research into the social influences on health. Blog ’We’re here and you’re there’: lived experiences of ethnic minority staff in the NHS Shilpa Ross explores some common experiences from our research into what it means to be an ethnic minority member of staff in the NHS. Course Athena programme The Athena programme is designed to support women to fulfil their potential as leaders. It has a particular focus on developing the personal, political and strategic awareness they will need to become successful. Report Great to be Grey Explores how the NHS could reverse the growing number of experienced, skilled older workers taking early retirement, and argues that sustained commitment is needed to make older people feel valued. Report Old Habits Die Hard: Tackling age discrimination in health and social care Identifies a lack of tools to help combat age discrimination in the health and social care sectors, and offers guidance on policies to help eradicate ageist practices from the NHS. Got a question? Ask a librarianReading listWomen and leadership reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library. TopicHealth inequalities: Our work on health inequalities and access to care for different groups in societyTopicOrganisational culture: Our work on NHS culture, compassionate and collective leadership and change management
Long read What are health inequalities? This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population.
Audio Professor David Williams on racism, discrimination and the impact they have on health How do our life experiences shape our health? What can we do to tackle social inequalities? Helen McKenna spoke with Professor David Williams from Harvard University about his research into the social influences on health.
Blog ’We’re here and you’re there’: lived experiences of ethnic minority staff in the NHS Shilpa Ross explores some common experiences from our research into what it means to be an ethnic minority member of staff in the NHS.
Course Athena programme The Athena programme is designed to support women to fulfil their potential as leaders. It has a particular focus on developing the personal, political and strategic awareness they will need to become successful.
Report Great to be Grey Explores how the NHS could reverse the growing number of experienced, skilled older workers taking early retirement, and argues that sustained commitment is needed to make older people feel valued.
Report Old Habits Die Hard: Tackling age discrimination in health and social care Identifies a lack of tools to help combat age discrimination in the health and social care sectors, and offers guidance on policies to help eradicate ageist practices from the NHS.
Reading listWomen and leadership reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.
TopicHealth inequalities: Our work on health inequalities and access to care for different groups in society
TopicOrganisational culture: Our work on NHS culture, compassionate and collective leadership and change management
