Racialised staff-patient relationships in inpatient mental health wards: a realist secondary qualitative analysis of patient experience data

Conclusions
The culture of silence, non-reporting and power imbalances in inpatient wards perpetuated relational racialisation and prevented authentic feedback and staff–patient rapport.

Clinical implications
Racialisation in mental health trusts reflects lack of psychological safety which weakens staff–patient rapport and has implications for authentic patient engagement in feedback and quality improvement processes. Larger-scale studies are needed to investigate racialisation in the staff–patient relationships.

Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hua, P., Shakoor, S., Fenton, S.-J., Freestone, M., Weich, S., Bhui, K. Tags: Open access Equality, diversity and inclusion Source Type: research