Sep 2, 2021
This episode features Jamilla Akhter Hussain (Wolfson
Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, Hull,
UK), Jonathan Koffman (Cicely Saunders Institute of
Palliative Care and Rehabilitation, King’s College London,
London, UK) and Sabrina Bajwah (Cicely Saunders Institute of
Palliative Care and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London,
UK).
This podcast describes an editorial which explores the issue of
racism in palliative care. The authors explores definitions of
racism and highlight the importance to acknowledge that racial and
minority ethnic disadvantage exists in palliative care. The
authors argue that ant-racist action should be taken and describe
mechanisms to facilitate this. The authors highlight how changes at
the individual, community and organisational level need to be
alongside policies and actions to address structural issues because
racism is a system-level issue.