The REMI is a pioneering tool developed to support health and care organisation to address systemic health inequalities. The REMI was developed by the Race Equality Foundation, working with colleagues from across the NHS, public health, social care and voluntary and community sector to support and accelerate action to improve the way we work, support our staff, and improve Londoners health.
REMI is a powerful self-assessment tool developed by people and communities from across London’s health and care system. It is the first evidence-based tool designed to help health and care organisations track, measure, and enhance their commitment to race equity, designed to complement existing equality, diversity, and inclusion efforts across the Greater London region.
REMI has six stages, guiding organisations from understanding the problem to becoming leaders in race equity.
- Awareness
In the Awareness stage, organisations recognise racism as an issue. Leadership and staff acknowledge this challenge, and conversations begin, defining key terms and collecting demographic data.
- Commitment
Commitment means action. The organisation develops a clear race equity strategy with dedicated resources to implement the strategy and monitor and track progress.
- Implementation
Implementation is where strategies turn into action. The organisation actively works toward race equity goals.
- Embedding
In Embedding, race equity becomes part of the organisation’s core practices. Policies and decision-making processes are aligned with anti-racist principles.
- Creating
In the Creating stage, organisations innovate, finding new ways to address racial disparities and enhance inclusion.
- Championing
Finally, Championing organisations set the standard. They’re accountable to both staff and community, working toward eliminating the societal drivers of health inequalities.