Medical Council NSW

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This podcast series has been developed by the NSW Medical Council. The shows discuss good medical practice, professional standards, patient safety and other 'hot button' issues faced by doctors practising in NSW Australia. For further resources visit the Council's good practice library. Specific views, information or opinions expressed in these podcasts do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the NSW Medical Council. To find out about our work visit https://mcnsw.org.au
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Beyond cultural safety: institutional racism in health
Sunday, 26 October, 2025

In this podcast episode our host, Dr Penelope Elix, sits down with Renee Thomson, a proud Wiradjuri woman. Renee has experience in policy, government and strategy, and an important story to share about her personal experience of institutional racism in the NSW health system. In this moving podcast, Renee shares her personal experience with the health system and the impact of institutional racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. “When she said, ‘take him to the hospital’, there was this unshakable pit in my stomach that I just thought ‘I don’t want to take him’.”