The photos that could reduce misdiagnoses for minorities

The creators of a library of medical photographs featuring people from different backgrounds hope the resource will continue to grow.

The project, led by a team from the University of the West of England (UWE), aims to increase the visual representation of minority groups in healthcare images to reduce the number of misdiagnoses.

Some 150 volunteers in the South West have been photographed and the results will be freely available to all healthcare professionals.

"We really want this image library to grow and to be a centralised resource," said Debbie Hubbard, associate director at UWE and project lead.