Partha Kar: Antiracism starts with an apology

The same staff, leadership, and system that behave this way to their colleagues also provide care to the population, so it’s no surprise to see data on maternal outcomes, mental health issues, or recognition of sickle cell disease showing that we’re failing patients from the black community. Say it...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2023-03, Vol.380, p.534-534
Main Author: Kar, Partha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiracism
Data analysis
Diabetes
Equality
Humans
Leadership
Medical personnel
Mental disorders
Midwifery
Opinion
Race
Racism
Sickle cell disease
Whistleblowing
Workforce
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Summary:The same staff, leadership, and system that behave this way to their colleagues also provide care to the population, so it’s no surprise to see data on maternal outcomes, mental health issues, or recognition of sickle cell disease showing that we’re failing patients from the black community. Say it and acknowledge that we as a health system have failed people from the black community, whether in their health outcomes, career progression, or the way black healthcare workers are treated. Let’s be honest: if we know the data and we haven’t done all possible to bring equity to fellow human beings, and we judge them on the basis of skin colour, then what term should we use for ourselves but racists?
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.p534