“We can’t just admire the problem”: racism in medical research
Lucy Chappell, NIHR chief executive, speaks to Victor Adebowale about the structural and interpersonal racism embedded in UK healthcare research ### Biographies Lucy Chappell is chief scientific adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). She is also professor of obstetrics at King’s College London and an honorary consultant obstetrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Her research investigates prediction and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in women with conditions such as hypertension, using a range of methodologies. Victor Adebowale has been chair of the NHS Confederation since April 2020 and is former chief executive of Turning Point, a social enterprise. A crossbench peer since 2001, he has led commissions on mental health and housing and is co-chair of the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS. He …
