Suspected coronavirus infections recorded at the peak of the pandemic were three times higher than the number of officially confirmed cases, new research has claimed. GPs recorded 8,985 suspected cases
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More support has been urged for women working in healthcare after a survey found almost three-quarters of staff suffered a greater negative impact than usual on their emotional wellbeing as
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Ethnic inequalities are “deeply entrenched” among the over-50s in England, new research has shown. Analysis by the Centre for Ageing Better, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and University College
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An NHS worker left seriously injured by a racially aggravated hit-and-run has said such incidents “can’t keep going on”. The 21-year-old, who wishes to be referred to only as K
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Asylum seekers have told how they fear for their lives at the hands of coronavirus while living in “crowded” Government accommodation as they await a decision on their claims. Two
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NHS and care workers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have been treated like “cannon fodder” during the Covid-19 pandemic, ministers have been told. Labour’s Rushanara Ali (pictured)
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A new working group has been set up to “right the wrongs” suffered by the Windrush generation, Priti Patel has said. The Home Secretary said what was most needed now
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Doctors and nurses have demanded “urgent and tangible action” to protect key workers after a report found that racism and social inequality have contributed to the increased risk of black,
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An expert group is to be established to study the effects of Covid-19 on minority ethnic communities in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister announced the move as
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) women who are sexually abused are being let down by racialised responses from health professionals, police and social services, a report has suggested. Research by
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