Shuri Network

Archive
25 August 2020

Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’

Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was ā€œnot clearā€ why a trial of the app in an ethnically
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6 August 2020

UKRI offers Ā£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
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DH VSS - Shuri Network Panel
23 July 2020

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 ā€œcouldnā€™t
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Minal Patel
22 July 2020

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 ā€œbrought about
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21 July 2020

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
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Data capture
19 June 2020

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
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17 June 2020

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
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4 June 2020

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,
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11 May 2020

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
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1 May 2020

Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’

The Shuri Network called for a ā€œstronger focusā€ from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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