Topic

“Health inequalities faced by Black Ethnic Minorities”

Task

• Explore the ethnic health inequalities in the UK including statistics

• Discuss the health outcomes and their determinants among the Black minority group

• Come up  with ideas/suggestions on how to tackle health inequalities in the UK

Assessment criteria

• Entrants should be studying for a Pharmacy degree or undertaking their Foundation Training year, and be a current member of BPSA.

• The discussions should be logical and relevant to the essay question, appropriate to the target audience, and evidence-based.

• Essays that contain ideas that can lead to patient harm, if implemented, or contain offensive language will be disqualified from the competition.

• Referencing style should be in line with the Harvard  style  and the quality of the sources will also be assessed.

• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar will be included as part of the assessment criteria.

• Recommended length of the essay is 1000 words (+/-10%).

• References do not count towards the final word limit.

• Please submit your essay on the Google Form provided.

Deadline

Monday 31st October 2022 at 23:59 BST

Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions!

Ema Damyanova

Competitions Coordinator - mandate 2022/23

competitions@bpsa.co.uk