Erk (pronounced Eric, pronouns: he/him/his) is a Turkish Cypriot who sits on the NHS England Mental Health Team’s Advancing Mental Health Equalities Taskforce and Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework Steering Group. He co-chairs the Patient and Carer Race Equality Communications sub-group and works with numerous stakeholders including Department of Health and Social Care, Care Quality Commission, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Mental Health Foundation and Race Equality Foundation. He is an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practitioner by profession and his academic specialism is inclusive leadership.
Twitter: @erkgunce