'Ethnicity is an evidence-based marker of need (and targeting services is good medical practice)'

Much has been said about the ongoing Need vs Race debate, following the government’s announcement that it would mandate all initiatives to be needs-based rather than ethnicity based. Check out this robust Editorial ‘Ethnicity is an evidence-based marker of need (and targeting services is good medical practice)’ by Belinda Loring, Papaarangi Reid, Elana Curtis, Melissa McLeod, Ricci Harris, Rhys Jones.

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