Can you imagine working for years, controlled by threat of violence, treated as less than human, unpaid and unable to leave?
Recent research, funded by The NHS Lothian Charity tells the story of how, for decades, the first Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh owned enslaved people of African descent on its property in Jamaica. The profits from their enslaved labour helped to run the hospital.
What do we owe to those people whose enslaved lives helped to create our wealth and healthcare system?
Please join our conversations and let your networks and members know about them too. Learning together, we hope to develop ways for healthcare and other institutions to better value everyone and all workers, from home and abroad, past and present.
Information about how to join our conversations is available in the attached document and on the NHS Lothian website: https://org.nhslothian.scot/AboutUs/OurHistory/Slavery/Pages/Events.aspx
You can find out more about this project and read the research report in full on our webpage – https://org.nhslothian.scot/AboutUs/OurHistory/Slavery/Pages/default.aspx
If you have any questions or would like this information in a different format you can contact us at Loth.Legaciesofslavery@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
