Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’
Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of the app in an ethnically diverse area was not done from the start.
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UKRI offers £5m for research into Covid-19 impact on BAME people
The funding is for ideas that address the vulnerability of BAME groups to Covid-19, or emerging social economic and cultural impacts of the pandemic.
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Shuri Network co-founder talks about unimaginable response
One of the founders of the Shuri Network has said the organisation has taken off in a way she “couldn’t ever have imagined”.
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Digital NHS leader talks Covid-19 response and diversity
The associate director of digital transformation at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT has said the Covid-19 pandemic has “brought about the need for change”.
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The Shuri Network: One year on from its official launch
At the time of its launch the network had about 60 members but word quickly spread and the network has grown to about 650 members today.
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NHS Covid-19 data store fails to collect and analyse BAME data
The data protection impact assessment (DPIA) on the data store revealed that health information on the virus would not be broken down by ethnicity.
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Collection of BAME Covid-19 data ‘should be mandated’
Public Health England (PHE) has released a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME people.
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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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Public Health England to review impact of ethnicity on Covid-19 outcomes
A rapid review will analyse thousands of existing health records of patients who have had coronavirus as well as data on health outcomes for NHS staff.
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Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’
The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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