[Lack of] Diversity at the RCGP: five minutes with . . . Naureen Bhatti

“Doctors from Africa and South Asia have supported NHS general practice since its inception, so I was genuinely shocked when I looked at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and saw how unrepresentative it is at its highest levels—that is, its executive team, council, and trustee board. Admittedly I am going by photographs on the website, but there are no data.

“Covid-19 has disproportionately affected those from ethnic minorities, and the Public Health England report on understanding the impact on these groups1 has highlighted racism, stigma, and distrust as underlying the existing inequalities. Of the 12 GPs who have died, 11 have been from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. This, together with the death of George Floyd and …