About – ASIAN PROFESSIONALS NATIONAL ALLIANCE

ABOUT APNA

Time For Change

We welcome and celebrate rich cultural diversity of our membership. We believe that through our shared lived experiences, we can make a positive impact to the lives of the diverse people that work in the NHS and for those who access its services.

Since 2022 we have continued to grow of the brand of APNA and what we want to be known for, embedding: (i) our commitment to charitable causes; (ii) to diversify the South Asian career pipeline through development and support; (iii) harnessing the talent across the APNA membership to tackle the health and workforce inequalities; and (iv) create visible leadership.

Our 2022 Conference’ interactive session on lessons learned from Covid was particularly insightful, and we shared a write-up with NHSEI to support the development of future policies to ensure that the adverse impacts that Covid had on certain geographies, demographic of patients and staff group are considered in the early stages of planning for future pandemics.

Professor Jagtar Singh OBE – Co-Chair

Asma Nafees – Co-Chair

OUR AIMS

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To meet the interests and aspirations of APNA NHS members, by influencing policies and practical actions that will lead to parity of outcomes and opportunities for South Asian NHS staff, patients, carers, and wider South Asian communities. This can be in the form of help to reduce current health inequalities faced by South Asian people.

2.

To actively work in partnership with decision makers to drive anti-racism, race, ethnicity, and cultural equality including helping them to understand and tackle structural racism and discrimination throughout all functions of the NHS.

3.

To create awareness of and celebrate the cultural heritage and diversity of lived experiences of the South Asian communities that will enable organisations to drive a positive change in their approach for equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) practice.