The BME Health Forum is a partnership of Global Majority grassroots organisations
We work together to promote systemic change to address health inequalities in racialised communities. We deliver health and wellbeing services, help our partners and their communities influence healthcare policy/provision, and strengthen Global Majority organisations.
Our organisation is led by people with experience of the issues we address.
The BME Health Forum is governed by a board of 9 trustees, the majority of whom are Directors of Global Majority community organisations. See our current trustees here.
The board is supported by an advisory group which also includes representatives from the NHS North West London ICS, Kensington & Chelsea Social Council, One Westminster, and SOBUS.
We secure funding to coordinate health and wellbeing services, delivered with our partners
We increase partners' capacity to deliver services with training, fundraising, organisational development & governance support
We help partners and their communities influence healthcare policy and provision
Highlights
Public Involvement Front Door launch
The Public Involvement Front Door combines a values-based approach with practical tips and resources to open up the world of public involvement and empower researchers of all experience levels to meaningfully involve public members in their work.
The BME Health Forum's Engagement and Projects Manager - Phayza Fudlalla features in a video sharing her knowledge and insight around developing meaningful research partnerships with community organisations.
The BME Health Forum’s Health Advocacy project has involved training bilingual Health Advocates from a number of BAME community groups to help patients in their own language.
This project was funded by the National Lottery and has now ended (end of August 2025) however we are hoping to secure new funding to continue this work.*
The video above was made by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust showing the impact that Health Advocates make in their hospitals in understanding the barriers that many of their patients are facing.
Read more about this project here
* Read more about our NEW Health Advocacy Service here
You Need To Know - NHS womb cancer awareness campaign
The 'You Need To Know' campagn was launched on the 31st January. Womb cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women in the United Kingdom. It is important to understand what women know about this cancer so that we can increase awareness. Several campaign assets have been developed such as posters, images, and a video that can be shared of which the BME Health Forum's Phayza Fudlalla took part in (see above). These can be shared on Social media, newsletters and placed in community settings. A video in Arabic is also now available.
Bi Borough VCS Health and Wellbeing Strategy
This Strategy has been developed over a period of months through a collaborative process with the voluntary and community sector and colleagues from across the statutory sector/NHS. It presents a number of case studies from the VCS including from the BME Health Forum that illustrate its main goals and offers a set of clear recommended actions.
Our weekly newsletter includes information about health and social care services, events, training, and jobs, with a focus on Northwest London
Latest News
National Care Leavers Month (NCLM) takes place every November. It’s a month dedicated to celebrating care-experienced individuals, shining a light on their achievements, and calling for positive change. Each year, care-experienced individuals choose a theme to guide NCLM. This year's theme is 'Rising As Me: Overcoming Challenges, Transforming, and Finding Your Identity.' Every year, the NCLM Steering Group collates events, campaigns, resources, and services for care-experienced individuals into a programme - you can find the first round of this at the link provided.
Please see the latest newsletter from Young Westminster Foundation with several training, job and funding opportunities including: YOUNG WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION updates such as the upcoming YWF Festive Forum!, Information on the THE JACK PETCHEY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SCHEME, Thr Pixel Fund grants to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults, MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST - GRANTS, HENRY SMITH FOUNDATION - HOLIDAY GRANTS, and Training opportunities in Calm over Conflict, One Westminster 1:1 organisations support; and more.
The GLA is delighted to announce the launch of the London Resilient Communities Programme—a new initiative designed to help London’s voluntary, community, and faith sectors become stronger and more prepared for emergencies. This programme is about exploring how communities can work together in partnership to build a more resilient London—one that’s inclusive, connected, and ready for the challenges ahead. We are hosting two online information sessions where you can learn more about the grants and ask questions on the 19th and 26th November.
Turtle Key Arts is thrilled to announce that Turtle Song, their free singing and songwriting project for people living with dementia, is returning to London in January 2025. This joyful project is a collaboration between Turtle Key Arts, English Touring Opera and Royal College of Music. Weekly sessions offer the opportunity to compose and sing your own songs with a professional composer, director and musicians, culminating in an informal sharing for family and friends at the end of the project.
Westminster City Council is commissioning a pilot service to deliver culturally appropriate, community-led mental health support for Global Majority (GM) residents in the North Paddington wards of Queen's Park, Harrow Road, and Westbourne, and they are pleased to confirm that the tender opportunity is now live and will remain open until 12:00 on 10/12/2025.
This November marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that over 10,600 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year in the UK? To help raise awareness, RM Partners have created a Pancreatic Awareness Community Toolkit.
MEWSo, as part of the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, will be holding two workshops for women on Digital Protection and Online Safety. As technology in online spaces is moving so fast and constantly changing, we need to help keep women up-to-date to keep them safe. The workshops will take a look at online harassment, threats, hate speech, disinformation, spams and how best to keep your identity secure and report abuses.
Everyone has bad days at work, and problems with our workload, role, organisation, or personal life can be difficult. This workshop will explore the difference between stress and burnout, what keeps burnout going, and some CBT strategies you can use to prevent burnout. This training is part of Groundswell's HHCP & Changing Futures programme and is available to organisations in Westminster.
Please join this interactive online training session which explores harms to women and young people, caused by problem gambling and routes into support and treatment. This training is part of Groundswell's HHCP & Changing Futures programme and is available to organisations in Westminster.
The NWL Health and Social Care Skills Academy is pleased to share the October edition of their newsletter, highlighting recent achievements, new developments, and upcoming opportunities across their programmes and partnerships.
The latest SAEB Safeguarding Ambassadors Bulletin (November 2025) is now available – and it’s packed with the most relevant updates for the month of November. This month, please take a moment to read and share our Pressure Ulcer Campaign and see details of our SAEB Mental Health Learning Programme Webinars.
Share your views on a research project aiming to improve the treatment and understanding of skin infections. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common bacterium that can live harmlessly on us, in the nose or skin for example, but also causes skin and soft tissue infections, surgical-site infections (surgical wound infection), and when not controlled can lead to death. This study aims to better understand how S. aureus causes infections and to help develop future vaccines and more effective treatments. Join a 2-hour online discussion session via Zoom on Tuesday 25th November from 5:30pm to 7:30pm to share your views and help shape the project so that it is relevant and beneficial for patients and communities.
The Home Office’s Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme is now open for applications. Through this scheme, eligible sites and faith-communities who have experienced hate crime, or feel they are vulnerable to it, can apply for fully funded physical security measures such as: CCTV, Secure fencing/gates, Stronger doors and locks, Window protection, Intruder alarms, and more. The Home Office will also be hosting drop-in sessions and workshops to talk through the process, explain what successful applications look like, and offer a useful Q&A to applicants.
Please see a list of upcoming training opportunities that have some spaces left for next week: Suicide Awareness Bitesize (1 hour - online) Tues 11 November (12-1pm), Diabetes Prevention Training (In person) Tues 11 November 10:30-14:30 (ligth refreshments provided), Trauma-Informed Practice (In-person, Full-Day Training) Wed 12 November, 10:00am – 4:00pm.
See the latest Media Trust Newsletter with information about upcoming training including some new FREE webinars including: Navigating the fundraising landscape; What is framing? Creating values-led stories for your charity; and Free AI Training for Early Career Media Professionals!
See all our: News & Events Jobs/Volunteering Services & Activities
