Covid-19: Recording of ethnicity data to be mandatory on death certificates
The recording of ethnicity data on death certificates in England is set to become mandatory in a bid to tackle health disparities of Covid-19. The government’s quarterly report on progress to address Covid-19 health inequalities addresses a number of ways data can be used to better understand why patients from minority ethnic backgrounds are at […]
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NHS Covid-19 data store fails to collect and analyse BAME data
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Collection of BAME Covid-19 data ‘should be mandated’
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Analysis of Covid-19 data ‘fails to provide actions to reduce inequalities’
A rapid review of coronavirus data by Public Health England (PHE) found BAME people were twice as likely to die, but offers “no reassurance of a plan”.
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