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EXCLUSIVE: Why are BAME NHS workers dying at a higher rate than their white colleagues? Survey for @itvnews reveals deep and widespread concerns that discrimination may be a factor
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
In the biggest survey of its kind, ITV News asked BAME NHS staff across the UK why they thought more of their BAME colleagues are dying from Covid-19 than their white counterparts.
@emilymorganitv outlines the issues raised "again and again" by respondents https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
@emilymorganitv outlines the issues raised "again and again" by respondents https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
The government has not published an official breakdown of NHS deaths by ethnicity, but ITV News' analysis found that the number of BAME NHS staff who died in England, was seven times higher than white workers https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
Anu Agboola, a deputy sister at a mental health hospital, says "it's hard to get your voice heard" due to a lack of representation https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
Nurse Via Salinasal, whose best friend Ken Lambatan, also a nurse, died after contracting Covid-19 told ITV News about her fears working through the coronavirus crisis https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-13/discrimination-frontline-coronavirus-covid19-black-minority-ethnic-bame-deaths-nhs-racism/
