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COVID-19
Changing Policy and Practice
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Sabrina Bajwah and her team from King’s College London found that some COVID-19 policies, developed to do good, did not do so for some people from ethnically diverse communities who were at the end of life.
The research found that services believed they were treating ethnically diverse patients fairly by providing equal care, but there were inequities in outcomes, including distress of patients and families at the end of life. This suggested a perception gap with an urgent need to improve equitable palliative care delivery.
Using this Changing Policy and Practice award, Dr Bajwah will work with ethnically diverse communities so health professionals can learn how to better care for these patients and their families. Specifically, she will co-develop a short film that includes real-life stories from patients and their families that increases health professionals’ knowledge and confidence when caring for those who have different backgrounds to them.
You can watch the educational film here:
Changing Policy and Practice Award
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Why is research dissemination important?
Changing Policy and Practice Awards provide support for the dissemination of MRC and Medical Research Foundation-funded research results beyond the traditional vehicles of journal publications and academic conference presentations.
The broader aim is to influence healthcare and behaviour, by taking the latest research evidence directly to patients, practitioners and policymakers.
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