The following statistics were released by the Department of
Health:
Report and analysis of the experience of patients in Black and
Minority Ethnic groups
This publication - which is the first in what is expected to be an
annual series - examines variations in the self-reported views of NHS
patients from different ethnic groups across a range of healthcare
settings. The work was undertaken jointly by the Department of Health
and the Healthcare Commission. Results include data from the
national surveys of patients published by the Healthcare Commission
up to and including 2006/07.
The key points from this release are:
- Results show a range of variations between Black and Minority
Ethnic (BME) groups and their white British counterparts. Where
differences do exist, most are negative, indicating that BME groups
are less likely to report a positive experience. But many areas show
no difference and a few show a positive difference.
- Patients from the Asian and Chinese/Other groups were less likely
to give positive responses.
- Results for Black patients were more mixed, although slightly less
likely to give positive responses compared with the White British
group.
- Patients from the White Irish group were more likely to give
positive responses compared with the White British baseline, across
most questions.
- BME groups tended to be less positive about questions relating to
'access and waiting' or to 'better information and more choice'.
- The largest number of differences were seen in the primary care and
outpatient surveys. There were relatively few differences for results
in community mental health. This is consistent with previous
Healtcare Commission variations reports.
Link here.
Department of Health