Gary Strong talks to Bo Escritt and Tracy Nicholls about what we can learn from the recent celebrations of Black History in order to address the challenges of diversity and representation in the paramedic profession.   2020 has brought a renewed understanding of the continued prevalence of racism and Covid 19 has shed a harsh light on contemporary health inequalities based on race.  How as a profession should we respond?

This podcast also gives the paramedic profession an opportunity to thank Malone Mukwende and the team at St George's University of London for freely sharing the Clinical Skills Handbook Mind the Gap, available at https://www.sgul.ac.uk/news/mind-the-gap-a-handbook-of-clinical-signs-on-black-and-brown-skin 

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Bo is a Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion Professional, currently working as Diversity Advisor to the College of Paramedics.  Tracy is the Chief executive of the College of Paramedics.

Gary is the National CPD Lead for the College of Paramedics

Podcast produced by the College of Paramedics https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk

Music by Rob Giles and The Stretch Report.