All exams in Scotland have been cancelled because of the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on pupils, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced. Mr Swinney told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that Higher and Advanced Higher exams are being cancelled for the second year in a row after an earlier decision to scrap tests at National … 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
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
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