Publications
This collection brings together the research outputs from Collective Action for Race Equity in Health and Social Care (CARE-HSC) and its predecessor, the TIDES Study. These publications reflect our commitment to advancing race equity in health and social care through rigorous, inclusive, and co-produced research. Each piece contributes to building evidence, amplifying lived experiences, and driving systemic change within care systems in the UK and beyond.
Current Publications
- Chui, Z., Welsh, H., Rhead, R., Valmaggia, L., Onwumere, J., Ensum, L., & Hatch, S. (2025). Using virtual reality to investigate bias and discrimination in clinical decision making: A proof of concept study. medRxiv. Preprint 2025.09.26.25336643v1. DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.26.25336643
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- Chui, Z., Caton, E., Naqvi, H., Baker, E., Onwumere, J., Lee, G.A., Hatch, S.L. (2025). Exposure to Violence for Nurses Across Ethnic Groups: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 80:6740-6752. DOI: 10.1111/jan.16814.
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- Ahmed, F., Woodhead, C., Hossaini, A., Stanley, N., Ensum, L., Rhead, R., Onwumere, J., Mir, G., Dyer, J., HSE Collective, Hatch., S.L. (2025). Guiding Principles for Accelerating Change through Health Inequities Research and Practice: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process. PLoS One. 20(7): e0327552. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327552
- Rhead, R., Harber-Aschan, L., Onwumere, J., Polling, C., Dorrington, S., Ehsan, A., Stevelink, S.A.M., Khunti, K., Mir. G., Morriss, R., Wessely, S., Woodhead, C., Hatch, S.L. (2024). Ethnic inequalities among NHS staff in England – workplace experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108976
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- Catalao R, Zephyrin L, Richardson L, Coghill Y, Smylie J, Hatch SL. (2023). Tackling racism in maternal health. BMJ DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076092
- Walker, C.R., Gunasinghe, C., Harwood, H., Ehsan, A., Ahmed, F., Dorrington, S., Onwumere, J., Meriez, P., Stanley, N., Stoll, N., Woodhead, C., Hatch, S.L., Rhead, R. (2023). Ethnic inequalities during clinical placement: a qualitative study of student nurses’ experiences within the London National Health Service. Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15891
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- Rhead, R. & Woodhead, C., Gargie, A., Das-Munshi, J., McManus, S., Hatch, S. L. (2022). A comparison of single and intersectional social identities associated with discrimination and mental health service use: data from the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey in England. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(10): 2049-2063. DOI:10.1007/s00127-022-02259-1
- Harwood, H. & Rhead, R., Chui, Z., Bakolis, I., Connor, L., Gazard, B., Hall, J., Rimes, K. A., Woodhead, C., & Hatch, S. (2021). Variations by ethnicity in referral and treatment pathways for IAPT service users in South London. Psychological Medicine, 1-12. DOI:10.1017/S0033291721002518
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- Woodhead, C., Onwumere, J., Rhead, R., Bora-White, M., Chui, Z., Clifford, N., Connor, L., Gunasinghe, C., Harwood, H., Meriez, P., Mir, G., Jones Nielsen, J., Rafferty, A. M., Stanley, N., Peprah, D., & Hatch, S. L. (2021). Race, ethnicity and COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study of UK healthcare staff. Ethnicity & Health, DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1936464
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- Woodhead, C., Stoll, N., Harwood, H., Alexis, O., & Hatch, S.L. (2021) TIDES Study Team “They created a team of almost entirely the people who work and are like them”: A qualitative study of organisational culture and racialised inequalities among healthcare staff. Sociology of Health & Illness, 44 (2): 267– 289. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13414
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- Lamb, D., Gnanapragasam, S., Hatch SL., Greenberg, N… et al.(2021). Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 4378 UK healthcare workers and ancillary staff: initial baseline data from a cohort study collected during the first wave of the pandemic. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Published Online First: 28 June 2021; 78(11), 801–808. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-107276.
- Lamb D, Greenberg N, Hotopf M, et al, (2021). NHS CHECK: Protocol for a cohort study investigating the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2021;11:e051687. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051687
- Rhead, R., Chui, Z., Gazard, B., MacCrimmon, S., Woodhead, C. & Hatch, SL. (2020). The impact of workplace discrimination and harassment among NHS staff working in London Trusts: Results from the TIDES study. British Journal of Psychiatry Open. 7, 16 Dec 2020, e10, 1-8 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2020.137
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- Chui, Z., Gazard, B., MacCrimmon, S., Harwood, H., Downs, J., Bakolis, I., Polling, C., Rhead, R., Hatch, S. L. (2020). Inequalities in referral pathways for young people accessing secondary mental health services in south east London. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 30(7), 1113-1128. DOI:10.1007/s00787-020-01603-7
- Gazard, B., Chui, Z., Harber-Aschan, L., MacCrimmon, S., Bakolis, I., Rimes, K., Hotopf, M. & Hatch, S. L. (2018). Barrier or stressor? The role of discrimination experiences in health service use. BMC public health, 18(1), 1354. DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-6267-y
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