Anika OlaJun 45 minDear Beautiful Black nurse - Keep your head up - Tomorrow is another dayThis has been the hardest time ever. I feel that my head is going to explode. My feet are walking, not with a pace of haste but with a...
Alix LeeMay 16 minReflections of a White NurseFull disclosure: I am a white, middle-class, middle-aged woman. And that is how I was when I came into nursing. I was 42 years old when I...
Nadina AliApr 33 minInspirational Black nurses : Princess Campbell, Bristol’s activist nurseToday, we celebrate nurse Princess Campbell, not only one of Bristol’s first black nurses but also one of the first black ward sisters in...
Nadina AliMar 254 min“Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?”:exposing the role of systemic racism on health inequalitiesToday, we discuss the programme “ Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?” hosted by Black actor David Harewood on BBC One. It’s now been...
Nadina AliMar 153 minInspirational Black nurses : Nola Ishmael, first Black director of nursing in London Today, we celebrate Nola Ishmael, the first person from a non white background to become a director of nursing in London. She also was a...
Heidi DownesFeb 257 minAs a White midwife I believe that it is not only the job of Black people to stand up & fight racismThis is an account of how the forgotten Black women of gynaecological history opened my eyes to structural racism. As a white woman I...
Anika OlaFeb 244 minNHS Hospital's racist actions deemed 'Astonishing' by woke employment tribunal judge Yesterday it was reported that a white nurse has won a whistleblowing case for complaining that her black colleagues were being given...
Nadina AliFeb 222 minInspirational Black nurses: Nigerian nurse & Princess Adenrele AdemolaPrincess Ademola - Source : Imperial War Museum Today we celebrate the story of Princess Adenrele Ademola , a Nigerian royal who worked...
Nadina AliFeb 52 minInspirational Black nurses : Annie ‘Nurse Ophthalmic’ BrewsterAnnie Catherine Brewster was born in 1858 in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. She is one of the pioneer nurses of Afro-Carribean...
Anika OlaFeb 14 minBlack nurses are constantly getting abused and oppressed whilst trying to carry out a caring job.For many people, Black nurses are strong, resilient, and motivated healthcare workers. We are an inspiration to the community and heroes...
Leena ModhaJan 221 minLost in a world of torment, when will it ever end?Suffering in silence, I try to internally mend, through the continual dismissive acts and derogatory comments, what was the aim of this...
Nadina AliJan 53 minPioneering Black nurse Dzagbele Matilda AsanteThe Windrush narrative may make it look as if there was no nurses of African descent or coming from Africa in the UK before the NHS...
Anika OlaNov 28, 20205 minHow to deal with racism in the NHS : a quick guideToday we look at various ways Black nurses and healthcare professionals can stamp out and fight against daily racism and discrimination...
Nadina AliNov 14, 20206 minAn avoidable Crisis : COVID-19's impact on Black & Asian communities by Baroness Doreen LawrenceToday, we talk about Baroness Doreen Lawrence's review into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and non-white...
Nadina AliNov 6, 20205 minRacism within the NHS : the story of Dr Simi Adedeji Today we share the story of Dr Simi Adedeji, a former Surgeon, GP and Cosmetic Doctor who shared her experience of racism within the NHS...
Nadina AliOct 31, 20203 minHow To Tackle Racism Within The NHS According To Matt HancockToday, we revisit a letter that Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock sent to NHS staff just under a year ago, where...
Nadina AliOct 22, 20201 minBlack Voices of The NHS : A&E Nurse & Poet Piers Harrison-Reid Today, Equality 4 Black Nurses's founder Neomi Bennett is delighted to introduce to our readers the wonderful Piers Harrison Reid who is...
Nadina AliOct 15, 20203 minHeart Of A Nation : The exhibition celebrating migrants contribution to the NHSHeart of a Nation is an online exhibition by the Migration Museum which puts a spotlight on the sacrifices migrants have had to go...
Nadina AliOct 14, 20203 minInspirational Black Nurses : anti-racist campaigner Louise Da-CocodiaToday, we celebrate the life and legacy of Louise Da-Cocodia, a Black nurse of Jamaican descent who became the first black senior officer...
