Anti-Racism Community of Practice

The Anti-Racism Community of Practice has been established in the North West with a view to developing a collective momentum and shared purpose centred on the 7 Anti-Racism Principles cited in Darzi Review (2024) and developed by the NHS Race & Health Observatory. These are:

1. Demonstrate Leadership by Naming Racism
2. Understand and Acknowledge
3. Meaningfully involve Racially Minoritised Individuals and Communities
4. Collect and Publish Data
5. Identify Racial Bias
6. Apply a Race Critical Lens
7. Evaluate and Reflect

The aims and objectives of this community of practice are:

• To develop a community of practice which is modelled on a community and reflective led approach and embeds the seven principles of anti-racism toolkit which was created in the 2024 health inequalities report by Lord Darzi (2024).
• The community of practice aims to be a reflective space drawing on informal and formal reflection, using formal models such as Gibbs’ reflective cycle (1998), Kolb’s experiential learning and Driscoll (1994).
• The community of practice aim to provide safe, psychological space for it members to share and process issues and reflections relating to Anti-Racism.
• Provide a space for practitioners within the local community to have a place where they can learn, grow, reflect and develop their clinical practice and journey of anti-racism.
• Understand what anti-racism is, understand what race and racism is. Understand the nuances that exist and include lives experience examples to develop this understanding.
• Having specialised sub-groups which focus on language/communication, curriculum reform, continued personal development (CPD) and publication write up.
• Create resources that are community led that can then be disseminated within services, private practice and used as a tool for the wide professional network.
• To gain regular feedback from the community of practice on the impact of being a member of this practice and understanding how the community of practice is shaping/changing their clinical practice.

Key contacts 

Faaiza Vadia, Co-Chair - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Palvisha Iqbal,  Co-Chair - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.