MIN_07AchievingMinoritised Ethnic Communities
Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism Training
Summary
Deliver structured training on cultural safety, power dynamics, and anti-racist practice to create environments where patients from all backgrounds feel respected and heard.
Supporting information
Cultural safety goes beyond cultural awareness to address power imbalances and systemic racism in healthcare. Training that explores unconscious bias and develops practical skills for anti-racist practice helps create environments where patients from minoritised ethnic communities feel genuinely safe and respected.
Approaches to implementation:
- Commission training from organisations with expertise in anti-racism and cultural safety
- Include all staff, from reception to clinical teams, recognising everyone's role in creating safety
- Focus on practical scenarios and self-reflection rather than just knowledge transfer
- Address specific issues like microaggressions, assumptions, and discriminatory practices
- Create ongoing spaces for discussion and learning, not just one-off training
- Measure impact through staff and patient feedback on experiences of discrimination and safety
Key benefits: Creates genuinely inclusive healthcare environments where all patients receive equitable, respectful care, directly addressing the discrimination that drives ethnic health inequalities.