Arnie Puntis

Research and Policy Manager at The Race and Health Observatory

About Arnie Puntis

Arnie is the Research and Policy Manager at The Race and Health Observatory. She has a broad range of experience working in the NHS over the last 20 years, combined with working for other arm’s length bodies, government agencies, higher education, and the voluntary sector. With a background as a Physiotherapist, Arnie has frontline clinical experience of the health inequalities that local populations face. Prior experience working at Health Education England, involved increasing ethnic diversity and inclusively of the current and future workforce to reduce discrimination and inequalities. Arnie joined the organisation in April 2022 and leads on our maternity and neonatal workstream as well as managing our commissioned research projects. She is keen to ensure equity and transparency as well as help facilitate new research that promotes social justice.