Norwich Research Park to host Black Health and Research Conference

The event, scheduled for October 23, is part of UK Black History Month and will be held at the Benjamin Gooch Lecture Theatre at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). It is being led by the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic campus representatives group, established by Anglia Innovation Partnership. The free event will feature speakers from the campus community, including practitioners, science and research experts. They will discuss inequalities in healthcare access, with presentations on maternity, birthing and early parenthood, mental health challenges and outcomes and diversity in research, science and health. Roz Bird, CEO, Anglia Innovation Partnership (Image: Chris Ball) Roz Bird, CEO of Anglia Innovation Partnership, and Roberta Hook, deputy chief operating officer at NNUH and chairwoman of the NNUH Together Staff Network, will deliver the welcoming speeches. Roberta Hook said: “I’m thrilled that we are hosting this conference, which is being supported by Norwich Research Park and includes some incredible speakers who are nationally and internationally renowned in their fields of expertise. “Evidence shows that black people are less likely to seek mental health treatment, but more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act. READ MORE: Woman slams Morrisons after witnessing ‘shocking’ lack of...