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Being inclusive and challenging discrimination | Caring with Cofidence: The Code in Action

NMC to contribute to new research investigating Covid-19 effect on BAME health and care workers

NMC publishes Covid-19 equality impact assessment

Response to the Society of Occupational Medicine’s report on the mental health and wellbeing of nurses and midwives

Andrea Sutcliffe and Emma Broadbent win equality and inclusion leadership award

RCM launches Race Matters campaign

NMC responds to the PHE report - Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of covid-19 on BAME groups

NMC responds to Public Health England's report on 'Disparities in the risk and outcomes of Covid-19'

NMC responds to the RCN survey that shows BAME nursing staff experience greatest PPE shortages

Statement on the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds

NMC publishes gender pay gap report

Mary Seacole’s legacy recognised and celebrated at the NMC

NMC's Equality and Diversity team shortlisted for national award

NMC welcomes learning disability and autism training proposals

Consultation responses

NMC response to the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s inquiry into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights

NMC submission of evidence to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry into Health and Social Care and LGBT communities

NMC response to the Department of Health & Social Care consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff

NMC response to the Government Equality Office’s consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004

Response to DHSC announcement on funding for learning disability and autism training for health and social care workers

Consultation response to Scottish Government Gender Recognition Reform Bill

NMC responds to the PHE report - Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of covid-19 on BAME groups

Covid-19 equality impact assessment

We use equality impact assessments (EqIAs) as a tool to show our work complies with equalities legislation. They help us to understand the effects of our activities on different groups of people and any actions we need to take as a result.

We're sharing our EqIA as it's likely to be of useful to other people in health and social care.

Read our most recent Covid-19 equality impact assessment

If you have any feedback on our EqIA, please email us.

We'll update this document regularly, as long as we'e taking on activity to respond to the pandemic and support the professions. You can view our previous versions below:

Together in practice: A celebration of the contribution of Black Nurses and Midwives to the NHS

As part of Black History Month our BMe network, the NMC employee network for black, minority ethnic colleagues and friends, developed a webinar focusing on the celebration of the contribution of black nurses and midwives to the NHS.

We heard from:

Dame Donna Kinnair – RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary
Yvonne Coghill CBE – Deputy President of RCN
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu – Emeritus Professor of Nursing at University of West London
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE - Chief Midwifery Officer for England

Watch this webinar

During this webinar, the image disappears at 1hr 15mins. This was because of a technical fault, but you can still listen to the rest of the webinar.