Chronic shortage of NHS sickle cell nurses putting patients at risk

The Independent Race Report Newsletter

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Hi, readers!   I'm pulling up with another edition of your fortnightly Race Report newsletter.   Some the the key news updates since my last round-up include: Police investigating claims Jewish children prevented from getting on London buses amid hate crime spike following Israel-Palestine conflict Kenya bans wearing of traditional African attire in parliament. Something like a perverse colonial joke that isn't funny, surely? Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind documentary is now being shown to UK secondary school children Feel free to contact me with your ideas, tips and suggestions for future newsletters via nadine.white@independent.co.uk. UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers The British government has announced tough new immigration rules that it says will reduce the number of people able to move to the UK each year.   Home Secretary James Cleverly said he was taking "robust action" to lower authorised immigration, which hit a record level of almost 750,000 people in 2022.   Mr Cleverly said that from the spring of 2024, prospective immigrants will have to earn £38,700 to get a skilled worker visa, up from £26,200 now. British citizens who want to bring their foreign spouse to Britain will have to earn the same amount – almost double the current threshold.   It shouldn't be lost on anyone that these policies are being fronted by a man whose mum was born in Sierra Leon and migrated to Britain.   More details here.  Elderly South Asian people 'more likely to live in poor health, poverty and housing' Older people from Bangladeshi and Pakistani backgrounds are more than twice as likely to be among the very poorest in society than their white counterparts, a damning report has found.   More than a quarter of households headed by someone aged 50 or above from a Bangladeshi (26 per cent) or Pakistani (28 per cent) background are living in poverty compared with less than one in eight (12 per cent) of older white households.   The stark statistics feature in The State of Ageing, a new report by The Centre for Ageing Better, shared exclusively with The Independent, and the charity is warning that this number is set to rise significantly unless action is taken to tackle racial inequalities.   This is a result of disadvantages in education, work and housing experienced across their lives as I report.   Read the full story here. Chronic shortage of sickle cell nurses putting patients at risk, damning report warns Sickle cell patients are being put at risk because of a chronic shortage of specialist nurses to treat them, a damning new report has found.   The Difference Between Life and Death, a new study by the Sickle Cell Society, found that there are not enough sickle cell workers to deliver a good standard of care.   One patient called Abi Adeturinmo told researchers that previous traumatic experiences caused by delays in receiving pain relief medication and poor care meant she "tries not to go to the hospital when in sickle cell crisis unless it is life-threatening".   It's a lot, a very bleak situation - as you will see. Nelson Mandela's granddaughter calls on royal family to pay reparations for colonialism Nelson Mandela's granddaughter has called on Britain's royal family to pay reparations for colonialism in Africa.   Ndileka Mandela, an author and climate activist, appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg where she urged Britain to acknowledge its role in colonising parts of Africa, and referred to "climate apartheid" as a painful ripple of its colonial legacy.   "If there can be an acknowledgement of what was done to countries to colonise because we are still suffering a great deal from colonisation, in as far as our culture as Black people is concerned," she said, speaking from the Cop28 climate conference in Dubai.   Read the full story here. London mayor commits £130,000 towards capital's first permanent memorial to Aids victims London's first permanent HIV/AIDS memorial will be unveiled by 2026, the mayor of London has announced.   The new memorial will highlight the impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of the communities most affected and will act as a reminder that the fight to end AIDS, and the stigma of HIV and AIDS worldwide continues, and will serve as an education resource for current and future generations.   Highlighting the news on World AIDS Day last week, Mr Khan confirmed that the artist commissioning process for the new memorial is underway and the new memorial will be located in Camden near the first dedicated HIV/AIDS hospital ward in the UK. Read the full article.   For timely news updates, keep an eye on my article homepage and follow me on Twitter. I'm also on Instagram and Tiktok: @Nadine_Writes NHS to offer stem cell transplants to cure life-limiting blood disorder Filmmaker Adjani Salmon and presenter Talisha 'Tee Cee' Johnson are among 2023 BAFTA Breakthrough honourees, showcasing and supporting the next generation of creatives in film, games and television in the UK, the US and India British comedian and writer Angie Le Mar given Lifetime Achievement recognition at Baton Awards Journalist Ashley John-Baptiste to release debut book Looked After: A Childhood in Care ITV launches pilot to support production companies led by underrepresented groups 'The Music Is Black: A British Story', a landmark V & A East Museum exhibition, is set to reveal how Black British music has shaped British culture Essential reading Reality TV has a 'race problem'. Just look what happened to Nella Rose BBC presenter says 'overwhelmingly white' workplace affects his mental health 'Grass ceiling' facing Black footballers highlighted by new diversity data Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say Dancehall artist Masicka has unveiled his long-awaited sophomore album, 'Generation of Kings', which soared to #1 on the Reggae iTunes chart The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Join the conversation or follow us Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Race Report newsletter.   To unsubscribe from The Independent's Race Report newsletter, or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. 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