Opportunity for Change - Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Report
Following consultation over a 3 month period ending March 2015, we listened to residents from the Bengali, West Indian, Roma Gypsy, African, Jewish and Chinese communities.
Summary
We know that issues of language, culture, gender and indirect discrimination prevent local people from accessing the services they need. BME residents can lack the information and resources to manage and make health decisions and therefore have little ability to shape and choose the care they receive, struggling to navigate fragmented health and social care services. [2] We also consulted with local health & social care organisations to determine how we could improve their engagement with BME communities.
