About Us

Our Commitment to Transformative Change

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CARE-HSC is a pioneering research initiative dedicated to advancing race equity through collaboration and innovation. We work to dismantle the structural factors that perpetuate discrimination and inequity across care systems in the UK and beyond.

We founded CARE-HSC in response to the urgent need for racial equity in healthcare. In 2025, Wellcome recognised this mission by awarding us a Discovery Award to support our work.

Together, we have brought leading researchers and advocates from King’s College London (UK), in collaboration with Black Thrive Global (UK), the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (USA) and Uppsala University (Sweden) into a comprehensive seven-year programme focused on real, systemic change.

Importantly, we engage a wide range of stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, unpaid carers, and community organisations. As a result, our partnerships span multiple sectors and reflect our inclusive, co-produced approach to improving health and social care systems.

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Our Core Values​

We are guided by core values that shape our mission for health equity and social justice. These principles inform how we research, collaborate, and create change.

Centring Lived Experience

We believe that the people most affected by racial inequities in health and social care must be at the heart of meaningful solutions. Therefore, CARE-HSC works alongside carers, community organisations, and the health and social care workforce to ensure their voices, priorities, and expertise shape our research and impact.

Tackling Structural Inequities

Racism and inequality are embedded in systems, policies, and everyday practices. Because of this, we confront these barriers directly. We generate new evidence, expose harmful processes, and co-develop strategies that lead to fairer and more accountable care environments.

Innovating for Change

Transformative change requires bold thinking. For this reason, we use interdisciplinary and participatory approaches, from creative methods such as film and theatre to immersive technologies. These approaches help us uncover hidden experiences and drive lasting change across health and social care systems.

Why Change Is Needed

The UK’s health and care systems rely heavily on racially and ethnically minoritised people in both paid and unpaid caring roles. However, their lived experiences are too often overlooked. As a result, the system fails to respond adequately to their needs.

Racially and ethnically minoritised carers continue to face:

  • Structural, interpersonal, and systemic racism

  • Inequality, discrimination, and exclusion within care systems

  • Limited transparency and accountability in key policies and processes

  • Invisibility and under-recognition of informal (unpaid) carers

Because these inequities persist, meaningful change is urgent. Together, we centre the lived experiences of racially and ethnically minoritised carers. We identify and disrupt the structural barriers that sustain injustice. In addition, we co-create new evidence and innovative methods to influence policy and embed equity into everyday care.

Integrated Workstreams

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Meet the Team

Find out more about the team involved in Collective Action for Race Equity in Health and Social Care

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