Mary Seacole Lecture - Nursing narratives: Racism and the pandemic

The Nursing Narratives project research, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, includes the documentary film “Exposed”. The personal accounts reveal racism in the health service that led to Black and Asian nurses and midwives being put at greater risk, than their white colleagues, due to the wards they worked; the PPE provided; the training received; their workload and shift patterns; and the support received from managers.

Despite their experiences, nurses, and midwives state that they “cannot give up.” The action research supports nurses and midwives to develop a manifesto for change, which demands an anti-racist health care system that is “embedded in the principle of social justice.”

The Mary Seacole Lecture will showcase elements of the film “Exposed” (this can be viewed separately here) and will bring together a panel for further discussion.

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