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‘Mistrust’ in Covid-19 vaccine uptake by ethnic minority groups

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

‘Mistrust’ among main factors influencing Covid-19 vaccine uptake in ethnic minority groups: The main factors that influence Covid vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups have been identified in a new study With uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine consistently lower among some ethnic minority groups than among the general population, the Collaboration for Change Project team sought to identify factors that influence […]

UK’s colour-blind vaccine allocation putting ethnic minorities at higher risk

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Omitting ethnic minorities from the vaccine priority list is putting these groups at a significantly higher risk of COVID-19 illness and death. Public health doctors, writing in a commentary published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, say that the UK’s colour-blind vaccination model disregards the unequal impact of the pandemic on minority […]

May Parsons urges BAME communities to get vaccine

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

History-making Coventry University student May Parsons has called on people from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority communities not to miss out on their COVID-19 jab. Senior nurse May became the first person in the world to deliver the vaccine to a patient outside of a clinical trial but she knows the battle is far […]

University of Bradford professor is leading UK-wide awareness campaign

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

University of Bradford students and staff are being urged to get behind a UK-wide public health trial in the search for an effective treatment for Covid-19 BEFORE people are admitted to hospital. The Government-backed PRINCIPLE trial is run by Oxford University and is being promoted in Bradford and the district by Professor Mahendra Patel, of the University of […]

RSM webinar: Inequalities in end-of-life care

Posted on October 14, 2020 by The Royal Society of Medicine

Inequalities in end-of-life care: The magnifying effect of COVID-19: This is episode 4 of the Palliative care webinar series The human side of COVID-19: Reflections on Palliative Care. Date and time: Wed 14 Oct 2020 from 7:00pm to 8:10pm Location: Online Organised by:Palliative Care Join us on this important webinar to explore new evidence relating to […]

University of Bradford Covid-19 vaccine trial

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

‘World first’ as mass Covid-19 vaccine trial begins in Bradford. Professor leading study makes urgent plea for more BAME volunteers: The University of Bradford is hosting one of the world’s first mass Covid-19 vaccine trials, beginning today (Tues Oct 6).US biotechnology company Novavax is working with Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), part of the […]

HIV research: The patients left behind

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

People with HIV from BAME communities, women and heterosexual men are underrepresented in HIV studies – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Western Sydney University. Medication to manage HIV is now very effective at keeping people well. But over half of people living with HIV do not take their medication […]

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments: – A new survey carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the UK Black Pharmacists Association (UKBPA) has found that pharmacy teams are still not receiving adequate individual COVID-19 risk assessments. The data reveals a varied picture in terms of pharmacists’ experience and views of COVID-19 […]

NHS to investigate Covid-19 and ethnicity

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

NHS Employers welcomes funding for research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity. A total of £4.3 million of funding has been awarded to six new research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), including £2.1 million for the University of Leicester-led UK-REACH study, […]

More patients from deprived regions in ICU

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

COVID-19 patients admitted from more deprived regions are at higher risk of intensive care admission, new study finds. Black, Asian minority ethic patients with COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to hospital from regions with higher levels of air pollution, lower quality housing and overcrowded living conditions and are more likely to be admitted […]