The Board received a report that presents the action plan in response to the Tower Hamlets Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic1 Inequalities Commission health recommendations. The discussions arising from the presentation including questions and comments regarding the BAME Action Plan may be summarised as follows.

The Board

Noted that there is already community insight research taking place around vaccine hesitancy in the Black Caribbean community.

Noted that anti-racism is at the heart of the health and wellbeing strategy and that some of the core actions have already been achieved.

Noted that Royal London absolutely support the action plan and will make sure that all areas of the action plan are being worked on and constantly updated.

Indicated that (i) the Action Plan should be reconsidered at the next Board meeting to make sure that all actions for the next 30 days have been completed; and (ii) the Board should really challenge itself and to take a specific look at each of the areas of recommendations (e.g. digital exclusion; clinical training; hostile environment; and campaigning) and the resourcing implications for the relevant partner agencies as well as which partner will be delivering which action.

Agreed subject to formal ratification that these are the right actions and that work needs to be undertaken on what available resources need to be allocated.

Indicated that having considered Health and Wellbeing Strategy alongside the Black and Asian Minority Ethnic Inequalities action plan has been a constructive exercise to focus on the actions that are needed and how the available resources are to be allocated.

Noted that as according to the current formal terms of reference the meeting is not formally quorate and as a result the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Acton Plan will be formally ratified at the next formal Board meeting.