Jamil Sherif writing in BJGPLife, “. . . The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) highlights that racial bias plays a part in poorer health outcomes for women from BME groups by “negatively influencing diagnosis and treatment options and indirectly affecting medical interactions and experiences of care.” This brings to mind derogatory stereotypes, such as “Bibi (or Begum) syndrome”, “Bibi-itis or “all over body pain”, applied by HCPs, to older, Pakistani and Bangladeshi female patients who present with non-specific complains or symptoms that are perceived as exaggerated.” click here.