Ethnicity, Equality of Opportunity and the British National Health Service

’...the authors...demonstrate clearly how a large and complex organisation has completely failed to monitor the recruitment process.’ Health Matters ’This book is a welcome contribution tot he discussion and analysis of equality policies within the NHS in the UK...The major strength of the book is that it makes full use of quantitative and qualitative data from a research project commissioned by the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting...It undoubtedly adds to the existing literature in this area...’ Work, Employment and Society ’This book provides the most up-to-date analysis of the provision of equal employment opportunities and initiatives in the NHS and how this is reflected in the employment, positioning and career development of minority ethnic nurses. It is the first study to examine the extent to which nurse education and training institutions have implemented equal opportunity measures for the recruitment and selection of applicants to pre- and post-registration training for nursing, midwifery and health visiting...The book provides an interesting and thought-provoking read. It deals with complex data in an accessible form...This book is of relevance to those more widely interested in issues of ’race’ equality beyond the NHS.’ BSA Network - Newsletter of the British Sociological Association

• Contents: Introduction; Racism and the British National Health Service; Equal opportunity policy and the NHS; Is the black nurse an endangered species?; Selecting applicants for training in nursing and midwifery; Positive action in recruitment to nursing and midwifery training; Social change and the health care agenda; Policy, politics and health care; Bibliography; Index.