We were delighted to join the lived experience panel at the ‘Creating a Fairer BLMK’ event on Friday 17th May. Where we discussed the lived experiences that the Roma community in Luton experiences when accessing healthcare. We emphasised that the language barrier is the main obstacle that the Roma faces when trying to access basic healthcare and we also explained the impact this has on the community and the need for immediate action to make healthcare accessible for everyone.
The event was organised by Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to discuss and follow up on the recommendations highlighted in the Denny Review on health inequalities released in September last year.
Below is the link to the Denny Review and LRT’s Access to Health for the Roma communities reports: https://blmkhealthandcarepartnership.org/denny-review/
Luton Roma Trust 