Healthcare watchdog puts NHS trusts on notice over compliance with race relations law

Written by Musmirah_Shahzada on Thursday, August 24, 2006 13:27

The Department of Health is being threatened with legal action

The Department of Health is being threatened with legal action by the race relations watchdog which has accused it of repeatedly failing to consider the needs of ethnic minority patients when making policies.

In the first action of its kind against an entire government department, the Commission for Racial Equality has warned the DoH that it is "minded" to launch a formal investigation into its policy-making, the Guardian has learned.

If the inquiry uncovers evidence of discrimination, the CRE would begin proceedings under the 2000 Race Relations (Amendment) Act, which the commission says could lead to ministers and senior officials being cross-examined in court.

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