There are ‘stark’ differences in how black and ethnic minority patients and workers were treated
‘Structural racism’ within the NHS led to some black and minority ethnic healthcare workers not heard after they raised concerns about issues including ill-fitting face masks in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. The Federation of Ethnic Minority Healthcare Organisations general secretary Ade Adeyemi said there was a feeling of powerlessness on hearing about such problems for some staff who were encouraged to work anyway.
” Mr Adeyemi said the organisation had been contacted by healthcare workers about the face fit test which ensures that PPE fits securely, was not done correctly. He said: “We have so many examples of again just WhatsApp messages, and it’s so traumatic to receive them and feel powerless because we’re hearing those things, we’re hearing the face fit test isn’t done properly.
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