Delivering Race Equality (DRE) in mental health care programme, a five-year Department of Health programme launched in January 2005, was developed to address inequalities in patient admission, detention and experience of services.
This summary review looks back at DRE's work as its five year plan comes to an end. DRE has carried out an extensive programme of work and this review describes some of the key challenges, successes and learning. It also outlines how DRE's work will be taken forward under New Horizons.
The DRE programme has led to an important shift in attitudes, which acknowledges the need to promote equality and reduce inequalities through a cohesive programme of planning, action, monitoring and review.