The hard fact is, the healthcare experiences of Black people and White People in Britain are worlds apart.

Many Black people work in the NHS, making up 6.5% of its workforce compared to a working age Black population of 3.4%.²³

Yet in spite of their stellar contribution to the health of others, Black people are failed in all aspects of their own care.

• At the height of the pandemic, Black people were four times more likely to die from COVID-19.²⁴
• Black people are 30% more likely than White people to experience a common mental health problem in any given week.²⁶
• Black people are four times more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 than White people.²⁷
• Black children are 10 times more likely to be referred to children’s mental health services via social services than White children.²⁸
• 75% of Black people aged between 18-34 said they felt discriminated against by healthcare professionals.²⁹

Because of poverty, discrimination, stereotyping and systemic racism, Black people experience worse health and mental health outcomes and have a lower level of trust in health and care services.