The Guardian - NHS appoints man from motor trade to root out racism and sexism
20 October 2004
The NHS yesterday appointed Surinder Sharma, diversity director of Ford Europe, to be its first ever "equality tsar", spearheading efforts to rid the health service of racial discrimination and gender bias. Mr Sharma will be expected to act as human rights champion throughout the NHS and social care system, tackling problems of prejudice that have beset the service for many years.
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Source: The Guardian - 20 October 2004
