ArticleBJPsych bulletin2025
Ethnicity and equity of access to a tier 4 national tic service.
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methodTo examine whether unconscious and systemic biases regarding ethnicity have an impact on equity of access to a national tic service for children and young people (CYP) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. We retrospectively reviewed triaged referrals over an 18-month period and examined differences in triage decision, re-referrals required before acceptance and symptom severity at initial assessment by clinician-perceived and self-assigned ethnicity.
resultsThere was no evidence of an unconscious bias within the triage process. CYP from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds were underrepresented and presented with greater overall need at initial assessment. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Better recording of ethnicity is a requisite starting point for research. We encourage local services to audit ethnicity of the CYP they refer to national and specialist services. Findings call for greater awareness of challenges faced by patients from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
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