Covid: BAME doctors ‘still waiting for risk checks’
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Many say key risk assessments have either not taken place or have not been acted on. BBC News – Health
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Coronavirus: Leaked BAME report shows virus recommendations
The government is facing growing pressure to publish recommendations to protect black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people from Covid-19. The British Medical Association is asking why pages with recommendations to safeguard BAME communities were “omitted” from a key report. In a letter to the health secretary, the head of the doctors’ union called for… Read More »
Coronavirus UK: Death rate higher among BAME individuals
Brits from BAME backgrounds ARE more likely to die of Covid-19, Public Health England review confirms – while the disease is 70 TIMES more likely to kill over-80s, diabetes is a major risk factor and men in lower-paid jobs are dying at ‘significant’ rates Health chiefs launched a probe on the impact of Covid-19 on… Read More »