BNRRN Profiles & Member Notices

Black and Ethnic Minority Working Group (BEMWG)
Black and Ethnic Minority Working Group (BEMWG) is a Health Forum set up with the purpose of improving the quality of health and social services for black and ethnic minority communities in City and Hackney.

BEMWG works both independently and proactively to reduce inequalities in health and social services for black and ethnic minority communities and to ensure that black and ethnic minority communities receive the type of services that are accessible and culturally appropriate to their needs.

BEMWG works mainly with black and ethnic minority community groups interested in health and social care issues, and those who are refugees and asylum seekers experiencing discrimination and disadvantage.

The scale of inequalities and deprivation within the locality of The City and Hackney amongst black and ethnic minority communities has underlined the need for BEMWG.

BEMWG has a membership questionnaire out to find out information about the needs, partnership work intentions and barriers of organisations working in hackney. If you are an organization working in hackney and would like to participate in the brief survey, please contact For more information ring 020 7923 2229 or 020 7275 9875 or E-mail post@bemwg.org.uk or visit the website www.bemwg.org.uk