Equality and Human Rights Commission 18 August 2016
- This report reveals that while for certain people life has become fairer over the past five years, for others progress has stalled and for some life on many fronts has got worse.
- Findings for Health and care include:
- Black African women had a mortality rate four times higher than White women in the UK.
- There is a significant disproportionate number of ethnic minorities detained under mental health legislation in hospitals in England and Wales – Black African women were seven times more likely to be detained than White British women.
- Gypsies, Travellers and Roma were found to suffer poorer mental health than the rest of the population in Britain. They were also more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
- Lower access to palliative and end of life care services for ethnic minorities when compared with White British people.
- Supporting evidence around health can be found here
