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Okay, let’s be real. How many times have we been to the GP with our concerns just to be dismissed? Or told a nurse we’re in pain only to be ignored or when finally paid attention to, told “you’re strong, you can handle it”. Or heard the word “probably”….instead of having thorough checks?
Our experience with the healthcare industry isn’t great at all. It’s abysmal. And outside of that, it’s not like we have the best relationship with our bodies either. Be it over/hyper-sexualisation, lack of information regarding our bodies, the effects of religion and colonisation, respectability politics…….laaard gaaaad! The list is endless.
And then you add covid-19 to the mix: recipe for…maybe not a disaster, but it’s not looking good.
How we were handled by NHS in terms of covid-19 regulations and being told you have to get it otherwise face sanctions was horrible. Our Black community were already at an economic disadvantage, had and has a high number of people who don’t speak English as their first language thus face even more discrimination, risk of losing jobs, not getting the childcare they need and more. However, there were also some who were fine throughout the pandemic.
We on the #ControlYourHealth show want to hear about your experiences of how you felt you were treated during lockdown and bodily automony. And what are you doing to reclaim – if you are – YOUR body?
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Okay so the order of those words may be in the wrong order but you know what we mean!
There are so many questions swirling around our [Bristol’s Black] community around covid-19. Yes, we all wanted it to be over and done with; we saw the headlines, local businesses took an economic hit, families and friends were isolated. So of course we wanted to move on.
But, how can you move on when you’re still trying to make sense of information – or the lack of – and then need to make a health decision based on that?
For a lot of us, we felt under-served, unheard, ignored, dismissed…maybe even forgotten until it came to representation. Hence, the questions at the start of this post…yuh see it deya?
Luckily, Bristol Black Carers (more on them in another post) has teamed up with Ujima Radio to have open and honest conversations around all of this and more so tune in! Not only that, have YOUR say.
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Yes yes, people…another amazing show – though temporary – hitting your airwaves! Read more to see what it’s all about….
So yes, we’ve all had enough of hearing and talking about covid-19, but the reality is that Bristol’s Black community were under-served in a range of ways when it came to having information and access to healthcare.
Well, tune in to find out! Hosted by two well-known and beloved members of Bristol’s community and featuring a host of organisations that are involved in health and social care. But that’s not all, individuals from the community will also add their two-pence
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