Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

www.brap.org.ukweren’t there at least sometimes. Over half (56.1%) of Pakistani respondents reported this,compared with 23.9% of White British people. People from Bangladeshi (45.1%) and African(42.4%) backgrounds are the next most likely groups to witness this behaviour(notwithstanding groups with a particularly small sample size).This general pattern is consistent with the picture within individual Trusts. See tables 4, 7,and 12 in appendix G.3.3 Privacy when discussing treatmentPatients often relay to brap the importance of having the space to receive information and –crucially – to react to it without fear of being overheard or judged. Maintaining privacy whendiscussing patient conditions and treatment is therefore a crucial part of the communicationprocess.EthnicityIt appears that within individual Trusts, particular groups are not always granted privacywhen discussing their condition/treatment to the same extent as others. The following isbased on a conflation of in- and outpatient data: BLT: 14.92% of African and 7.14% of Caribbean respondents said they did not receiveprivacy when discussing their condition/treatment, compared to 5.28% of White Britishrespondents. In absolute terms, this corresponds to five cases out of 49, most of whichoccurred in inpatient care Newham: 9.09% of Pakistani and 8.33% of Bangladeshi respondents said they did notreceive privacy when discussing their condition/treatment, compared with 4.74% ofWhite British respondents. In absolute terms this corresponds to five cases out of 57, allof which relate to inpatient care Whipps Cross: 24.00% of African and 12.12% Caribbean respondents said they did notreceive privacy when discussing their condition/treatment, compared to 5.01% of WhiteBritish respondents. In absolute terms, this corresponds to ten cases out of 58, whichoccur in both in- and outpatient careFor more information, see tables 9 and 13 in appendix G.3.4 Involvement in treatmentPatients feel better if they are more engaged in their treatment plan. Often this meansunderstanding what treatment options are available and discussing an appropriate course ofaction. This allows patients to prepare for the treatment and have a better understanding ofpotential consequences. The extent to which people are involved in the decisions about theircare is therefore an important indicator of the autonomy they are afforded.148