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
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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/">https://www.itv.com/news/2020...

The government has not published an official breakdown of NHS deaths by ethnicity, but ITV News& #39; 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/">https://www.itv.com/news/2020...

Anu Agboola, a deputy sister at a mental health hospital, says "it& #39;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/">https://www.itv.com/news/2020...

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/">https://www.itv.com/news/2020...