Know your people better
Commissioners should know which service modifications tackle health inequalities in, for example, diabetes and heart disease? Lambeth PCT is trying to find a way. Read more..
Finding smokers in their comfort zone
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Polish are some of the languages that Berkshire East PCT uses for its smoking cessation programmes among BME communities. Read more..
Workforce innovation gives food for thought
When local children from some BME communities required hospital treatment for deformed palettes and gastro-intestinal infection, Luton PCT tried a new approach. Read more..
Re-engineering for childhood disability
We need to create ‘expert parents’ so BME mums and dads can get the best for children with disability found Birmingham PCT which pioneered support for them. Read more..
Speech therapists lead language revolution
If a child's mother tongue is not English, then a toddler with speech difficulties needs multilingual therapists, found Bradford and Airdale PCT. Read more..
Checking your services comply with race law
Don’t bury your head in the sand over race equality impact assessments. Manchester PCT shows simple ways to meet legal requirements. Read more..
Guide through mental health maze
BME communities may miss out on vital mental health support, unless someone guides them through the bureaucracy, found Westminster PCT. Read more..
