What does it mean to die with dignity and who gets access to that dignity?

In this deeply compassionate episode of Black All Year, host Steph Edusei speaks with Dr Karon Ornadel, a specialist palliative care physician and co-lead of the Hospice UK Race Equity ECHO. Together, they unpack the uncomfortable truths about race, access, and inequality in palliative and end-of-life care.

This conversation explores:

• What palliative and end-of-life care really means (and why it’s misunderstood)
• The barriers ethnically minoritised patients face in accessing care
• Why cultural understanding, right down to hair care, matters at the end of life
• How racism and lack of representation affect staff in the sector
• What’s being done (and what still needs to change)

From historic mistrust of medical institutions to present-day disparities in access, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who believes that equity shouldn’t end at the end of life.

Karon Ornadel's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karon-ornadel-26a16a1bb

Hospice UK Race Equity ECHO https://www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-hub/support-for-your-role/networks-communities/project-echo/race-equity-echo-complete-your-registration