BME Health Forum Quarterly Meetings Format

We hold quarterly themed meetings to which we invite Global majority led community organisations and NHS service providers and commissioners. Attendance is by invitation to manage numbers and ensure community voices are heard. If you would like to be on the invitation list please email Nafsika Thalassis at nafsika.thalassis@bmehf.org.uk 

Our Next meeting will take place on the 6th June - details yet to be confirmed.

Previous meeting topics*:

February 2025 - Multilingual Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Model 

Agenda | BME Health Forum presentation slides | NWL ICS Compassionate Care for All presentation slides

November 2024 - Topic: Can Health Advocacy reduce Health Inequalities?

Agenda | BME Health Forum Health Advocates project presentation slides

September 2024 - Cancer Screen and Detect Project, and NWL Community Cancer Communications and Engagement project presentations/ discussions PLUS Improving cancer services at Imperial College Healthcare

Agenda | Imperial Cancer Pathways Presentation slides | BME Health Forum presentation slides overview of Cancer engagement projects | Presentations slides from Community organisations: Abdul Mageed Education Trust | FORWARD | Iranian Association | Middle Eastern Women & Society organisation | Sudanese Nubian Association video | SW1IC organisation

June 2024 – Topic: Mental Health (with presentations from Al-Hasaniya on their approach to mental health support, and Midaye on delivering wrap-around support in a culturally intelligent way)

Agenda | Al-Hasaniya's presentation slides | Midaye's presentations slides | National Institute for Health and Care Research presentation slides | Faith-Informed Conversations in Suicide Prevention presentation slides

March 2024  – Winter Campaign project and Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Project presentations and discussion

Agenda | London Ambulance Service: Community Engagement presentation slides | Abdul Mageed Educational Trust Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion project presentation slides

December 2023 – Community Living Well website, WCC Housing Allocations Refresh, Rare Dementia Support, Gordon Hospital consultation, Bi-borough Suicide awareness campaign, WCC Community Priorities Fund

Agenda | Community Living Well Website slides | WCC Housing Allocation scheme review slides | Rare Dementia Support slides | Gordon Hospital consultation slides | Suicide awareness campaign slides | Community Priorities Fund slides

September 2023 - Safeguarding: The ‘Staying safe’ project, An update from Imperial Healthcare Trust about their interpreting services, Population Health/Inequalities Programme, NHS Mental Health Strategy, Westminster Council’s new Healthy Communities fund

Agenda | Resonate Arts presentation slides | Staying Safe Project slides | Health Equity Priorities - NWL ICB slides | NHS NWL Mental Health Strategy slides | Public Health Updates - Vaccinations slides | WCC Healthy Communities Fund slides 

June 2023 – Kooth and Qwell online MH support, WCC Core funding grants, BME Health Forum’s Cancer screening and Health Advocacy partnership projects, Lay partner involvement at Imperial, Neighbourhood Doulas, RBKC: Developing a new EDI Strategy for K&C,

March 2023 – Topic: Health Inequalities - Health inequalities experienced by BME communities and what needs to change. (Presentations also about the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Westminster’s plans to invest in the voluntary and community sector, Maternity services and St Mary’s and Queen Charlotte’s hospitals, and Funding and support from Fertility Network).

February 2023 – Topic Discussions with community members about Emotional wellbeing, Keeping healthy, Accessing health services, Care for family members.

* Available write ups at links provided