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“Persistent and pernicious” discrimination and disadvantage in medicine

Discrimination and disadvantage in medicine is “persistent and pernicious”, according to the chief executive of the General Medical Council (GMC) Charlie Massey. In a new report, he said inequality is embedded in medicine throughout a doctor’s career, from the earliest days of education and training to the leadership positions of latter years. He said there needs to be a cultural upheaval, and a focus on longer-term systemic issues, across UK healthcare, if inequalities are to be eradicated.