Perspectives from the front line: the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BME communities

Perspectives from the front line: the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BME communities This report finds that the effects of long-standing health and socio-economic inequalities and institutional racism lie behind the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds. It distils the findings of a research study into the underlying factors. It is based on interviews with BME NHS leaders, clinicians, community organisations and service users, and a survey of over 100 members of the NHS Confederation’s BME Leadership Network. NHS Confederation