Thread by @DrSimonLennane, 72% of #NHS staff who have died of #Covid-19 were of BAME [...]

Simon Lennane

DrSimonLennane

72% of #NHS staff who have died of #Covid-19 were of BAME origin.
17% of NHS staff are BAME.

It is very likely there is differential / increased exposure to the virus, but important we recognise & protect BAME colleagues who look to be at higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19. https://twitter.com/sridhartweet/status/1249702917516427266?s=20

https://twitter.com/sridhartweet/status/1249702917516427266?s=20

I couldn't find any data, so collated all the names I could find:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FbYf6NMX679OHwnousXlIspO9JUffBYfIz9bMWkk0hs/edit?usp=sharing
then I found out @ToryFibs is already recording NHS staff who died including ethnicity. https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1249011588574728192?s=20

Thanks to @NursingNotesUK and @ToryFibs for remembering all our colleagues who have died.

Also, to be fair, the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/nhs-died-coronavirus-frontline-workers-victims/

These are the NHS workers who have died from coronavirus

As coronavirus spreads throughout the UK, The Telegraph will pay tribute to the medics who have lost their lives fighting Covid-19

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/nhs-died-coronavirus-frontline-workers-victims/

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