This weeks’ blog is by Dr Jon Gorry, Head of Department for Social and Political Sciences Nottingham Trent University (jon.gorry@ntu.ac.uk ), and Dr Analisa Smythe, Nurse Researcher, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Visiting Fellow Nottingham Trent University (analisa.smythe@nhs.net) The far-right, anti-immigration riots of summer 2024 stand as the worst […]
Category: Equality and diversity
Embracing Diversity in English Language Expression
This week’s blog has been written by Dr Victor Kpandemoi Abu, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, London South Bank University, London, UK. Non-native English speakers face the challenge of communicating the ‘standard’ form of English in publications or academic works. Attention has been drawn to my English linguistic deficit in these areas. You […]
Empowering Underrepresented Voices in Research: An Arts-Based Approach
This week’s blog has been written by Lorenza Nwafor, Research Sister at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Art-Based Research (ABR) is an alternative to conventional methods of data collection and analysis. Unlike traditional approaches, ABR allows participants to communicate through visual and literary art, going past language and literacy barriers. This approach prioritises […]
Sexual and/or gender minority parents accessing healthcare for their children; it’s not new but we’re still not getting it right!
In this week’s blog Lucy Kelsall-Knight (Associate Professor Children’s Nursing at the University of Birmingham) talk about Sexual and/or gender minority parents accessing healthcare for their children. Family dynamics have changed over the last 20 years in the United Kingdom (UK) and it is now more common for parents to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Faith-based nursing: Making Faith Community nursing inclusive
This weeks’ blog is from Rohit Sagoo, Founder and Director, British Sikh Nurses , Community project with the Resuscitation Council UK. Faith-based nursing is a phenomenon in the United States, yet it needs to be recognised in the United Kingdom1. Historically, nursing practice has been rooted in connection with culturally diverse faiths, spirituality, beliefs and […]
Evidence Based Nursing is supporting the next generation of nurse editors
Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) is committed to supporting new editors and the editorial team has developed and launched a new innovative ‘Editorial Development Opportunity’ (EDO) for nurses. Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi (Associate Editor; Lead for Diversity and Clinical Academic Careers) and Dr Ben Parkinson (Deputy Editor for Content) recently attended the 41st Annual Meeting of the International […]
More action needed to reduce global maternal mortality
This week EBN’s Associate Editor Elizabeth Bailey summarises a recent report on global maternal mortality and considers drivers impacting progress in global maternal safety. In recent months, a report describing estimates of global maternity mortality rates was published jointly by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division [1]. The report entitled Trends in […]
Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care.
Leanne Patrick RMN Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist @LeanneHPatrick I begin this blog with a sense of trepidation. It’s been just under two years since I co-authored a paper on academic freedom in nursing (The Culture Wars, nursing, and academic freedom – Darbyshire – 2020 – Journal of Advanced Nursing – Wiley Online Library) in […]
Confronting Race Inequality with an Open Mind and Open Heart
Yvonne Coghill (@yvonnecoghill1) is the former Director of the Workforce Race Equality Standard in NHS London, and the former Deputy President of the Royal College of Nursing. Amelia Swift (@nurseswift) was an Associate Editor of Evidence Based Nursing and is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Birmingham. They met to discuss race inequality […]
Enhancing communication with patients from minority ethnic groups
Dr Gloria Likupe – Faculty of Health Science, University of Hull Communication is central to successful caring relationships and to effective team working. Listening is as important as what we say and do and essential for “no decision about me without me”. Communication is the key to a good workplace with benefits for those in […]