We speak up against racial inequality across the UK.
Find all the latest major announcements, breaking news, press releases and commentary from the Race Equality Foundation on issues relating to inequalities in health and social care, housing and other public services.
For more information about any press release, email comms@racefound.org.uk or call the Communications team on 07593 454182.
Press releases
Black Children with SEND face uphill battle in schools
Lived experiences from parents and professionals living in South London A new report from Black Child SEND produced by Global Black Maternal Health reveals that Black children with special educational needs and [...]
School exclusion rates surge for Black Caribbean girls
Official figures have unveiled a concerning trend: the rate of exclusion among Black Caribbean girls has tripled in the past year. The data, obtained from the Department for Education through Freedom of [...]
Labour unveils Race Equality Act plans
- Draft Race Equality Act would give same protections as women now receive - Measures include plans for tackling pay, health and policing disparities Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer, has announced plans [...]
Consensus Statement on breast screening inequalities
For decades, routine breast cancer screening has been vital for early diagnosis and improving survival rates. However, the current NHS breast screening programme does not give everyone who is eligible an [...]
Fatherhood Institute urges overhaul in UK family research
New reports call for research to better include fathers In two new reports, the Fatherhood Institute is pressing the UK's research funding bodies, researchers, and government to reevaluate their approach to collecting [...]
Racism harms mental health and access to support
New Centre for Mental Health Study Reveals Racism Hinders Access to Mental Health Support The report, Pursuing Racial Justice in Mental Health, by the Centre for Mental Health sheds light on the [...]
Breast screening uptake remains below target
Latest NHS England data shows breast cancer screening uptake remains below its 70% target for the fourth consecutive year. Only 64.6% of invited women attended screenings in 2022/23. Meeting the 70% target [...]
Sir Keir Starmer pledges support for civil society
The Race Equality Foundation recently attended the Pro Bono Economics Labour and Civil Society Summit. The event featured a major address by Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer, emphasising the significance of civil [...]
NHS breakthrough for inherited blood disorders
The NHS has launched a groundbreaking test to make blood transfusions safer and more personalised. This is exciting news for thousands of people in England dealing with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia. [...]
Reform of Mental Health Act needed to address racial injustice
- Latest NHS Digital data highlights urgent need for reform of the Mental Health Act - Black people nearly four times more likely to be detained under the Act NHS Digital released [...]
New Deputy Chief Executive announced
For immediate release The Race Equality Foundation is pleased to announce that Leandra Box has been promoted to Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Programmes at the Race Equality Foundation. Leandra has [...]
Health Secretary unveils new Women’s Health agenda for 2024
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins outlined the government's new priorities for women's health in 2024 today. The top focus areas under the Women’s Health Strategy include addressing menstrual problems and menopause, enhancing maternity care, [...]
Maternal death rates rise to 20 year high
Black women remain three times more likely to die compared to White women Maternal death rate for Asian ethnic women remains two times higher than that of White women The latest set [...]
New consultation on proposed Awaab’s Law
The government has unveiled new measures to crack down on negligent social landlords in response to the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, due to respiratory issues caused by mould [...]
New report reveals over a million premature deaths in England tied to poverty, austerity, and covid
A new report published today by the Institute of Health Equity at University College London, led by Sir Michael Marmot, finds that more than one million people in England have died prematurely [...]
NHS boosts health support for new mothers
Doctors will use six- to eight-week health check to screen for postnatal depression or PTSD as a result of labour, as well as physical checks and advising on family planning. All new [...]
New public health report shows climate crisis will drastically worsen health inequalities
A new report from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reveals that the health impacts of climate change will be disproportionately felt by disadvantaged communities, significantly exacerbating existing health inequalities. The findings [...]
Alarming findings in new investigation of police stop and search powers
A new report out today marks the conclusion of a critical two and a half year investigation conducted by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in collaboration [...]
Growing Stronger Together
A new study from the Centre for Mental Health, commissioned by Impact on Urban Health, reveals that children's mental health is increasingly at risk due to financial pressures on parents, overcrowded living [...]
Race Equality Foundation delighted to be a new MAC Viva Glam charity partner
For immediate release The Race Equality Foundation is thrilled to announce its selection as a MAC Viva Glam charity partner. We are honoured to be one of the UK and Ireland [...]
Youth fund backs study to strengthen families and cut youth crime
For immediate release The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has awarded the Race Equality Foundation £152,126 in funding for an initial feasibility study of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) parenting programme. The [...]
Learning from Lives and Deaths
King’s College, London, has published its latest LeDeR report into the avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. The 2022 LeDeR report, which seeks to investigate and learn from the avoidable deaths [...]
A Mental Health Commissioner for England
The Centre for Mental Health has today published a new briefing: A Mental Health Commissioner for England, which explores the opportunity for the creation of this new statutory role. In its report [...]
UK minority ethnic transplant patients face double inequity
Immediate release Minority ethnic patients less likely to find right blood or organ match Just 0.1% of blood donors, 0.5% of stem cell donors and less than 5% of organ donors are [...]
The role of faith leaders in ending violence against women and girls
The Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Coalition has launched a briefing on the role of faith leaders in ending violence against women and girls called: The Role of Faith [...]
