For Health Professionals who have South Asian patients

You can order quantities of patient leaflets and posters which can be given to patients and displayed in clinic settings from NRAS by emailing reception@nras.org.uk

A training programme for Enhancing Clinician Cultural Competence to Improve Patient Outcomes in Rheumatology and Beyond Among Minority Ethnic Populations

A culturally sensitive training programme (launched in early 2024) for clinicians has demonstrated potential in enhancing cultural competency, patient enablement, and fostering improved shared decision-making with minority ethnic patients living with auto-immune rheumatic diseases.

Useful videos for Trainees and other rheumatology health professionals:

Why patients from ethnic backgrounds have poorer outcomes

This work created at created at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with funding secured from the Thames Valley deanery, hopes to describe some reasons why (and indeed to highlight the issue itself) patients from ethnic minority backgrounds have poorer outcomes within rheumatology. There are clearly a number of factors, and the panel discussion explores a number of these issues in some detail.

The videos were created for trainees, but they are also relevant to other rheumatology healthcare professionals including consultants and specialist nurses.

In the video descriptions, there are a number of additional resources listed and most importantly, a feedback form. Given this is the first time such resources have been created for trainees, the team are very keen to get feedback from those who watch the videos so please do fill them in.

Rheumatology: Differential Outcomes

Development and testing of a bespoke cultural intervention to support healthcare professionals with patients from a diverse backgrounds.

NRAS in 2024

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