Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are 54% more likely to be fined under coronavirus lockdown rules than white people, police figures reveal Police statistics reveal that there have been 13,445 fines handed out in lockdown An investigation has shown 22 per cent of these account for BAME people This is despite BAME people making up only … Read more
Only one white doctor has died from Covid-19 while 22 Black, Asian and ethnic minority doctors have lost their lives, as concerns grow over the ‘disproportionate impact’ of Covid-19 on the BAME community. Mounting data from NHS intensive care units shows BAME populations face a greater risk of suffering complications than white Britons, prompting the government … Read more
Black, Asian and Minority ethnic NHS staff could be taken off the front-line over concerns they are more vulnerable to coronavirus. New guidance sent from NHS England to hospitals nationwide asks that BAME staff are ‘risk-assessed’ on a ‘precautionary basis’. Figures have shown 63 per cent of all health and social care workers who have … Read more
The NHS is to investigate the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black and minority ethnic Britons, Downing Street confirmed today. The health service and Public Health England will review evidence after data on patients with confirmed Covid-19 from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) suggested ethnic minorities are over-represented. The first 10 doctors … Read more