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#BlackLivesMatterUK #MedTwitter #racismNotrace
In reference to #GeorgeFloyd someone in our medics chat just wrote how we should be grateful that we do not have “America’s race issues”
So, let’s just reflect on that
‘racism-free’ healthcare
that have here in the UK
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In reference to #GeorgeFloyd someone in our medics chat just wrote how we should be grateful that we do not have “America’s race issues”
So, let’s just reflect on that
‘racism-free’ healthcare
that have here in the UK
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#BlackLivesMatterUK
Black men 4x more likely to be detained under Mental health act
Black women 5x more likely in die in childbirth
BME people more likely to have negative experiences in cancer care
Black men denied healthcare (& deported) for not having ‘right documents’
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Black men 4x more likely to be detained under Mental health act
Black women 5x more likely in die in childbirth
BME people more likely to have negative experiences in cancer care
Black men denied healthcare (& deported) for not having ‘right documents’
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In #ourNHS
Across all jobs, black men earn on average £7272 less than white men
Black doctors are paid on average £9,500 less
More likely to be referred to the GMC & face harsher sanctions
More likely to face bullying in the workplace & feel less able to raise concerns
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Across all jobs, black men earn on average £7272 less than white men
Black doctors are paid on average £9,500 less
More likely to be referred to the GMC & face harsher sanctions
More likely to face bullying in the workplace & feel less able to raise concerns
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And RIGHT NOW in the UK
Black people are dying at 4x the rate of white people from covid
Deep pervasive structural racism
Has & continues to cut the lives short for BME communities
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#BlackLivesMatterUK
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Black people are dying at 4x the rate of white people from covid
Deep pervasive structural racism
Has & continues to cut the lives short for BME communities
But yeah, People of colour in the UK are having a great time
#BlackLivesMatterUK
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