Ethnic Minorities
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About Ethnic Minorities
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Child death rates on the rise in England
... " There is also evidence that women from Ethnic Minorities do not always feel as welcome in the health service, and capacity and resources in healthcare services are also constrained...
What we learned from a shocking week of Covid testimony
... She also argued forcefully that the interests of key groups like women, Ethnic Minorities and disadvantaged people were being ignored because they weren t represented in high-level discussions...
Covid inquiry: Minority doctors less forthright about poor PPE, BMA says
...By Ashitha NageshCommunity affairs correspondentDoctors belonging to Ethnic Minorities were " less likely to speak up" when given unsuitable personal protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has heard...
State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss
... The bank s Start Up Loans programme recently reached a milestone of £1bn in lending, with more than half that going to small businesses run by women and Ethnic Minorities...
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
... She founded the Ethnic Minorities Research Centre at the university in 2007 and conducted field work throughout Xinjiang...
Voter ID: General election could face serious disruption - survey
... Ethnic Minorities and unemployed voters were more likely to be turned away, the electoral watchdog found...
Concerns over focus on skin colour in newborn checks
... The report questions its relevance and accuracy for some babies belonging to Ethnic Minorities...
RAF diversity targets discriminated against white men
...By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC NewsInitiatives to increase the numbers of women and people from Ethnic Minorities in the RAF led to illegal positive discrimination, an inquiry has found...
Child death rates on the rise in England
By Smitha MundasadHealth reporter
There were 3,743 deaths in children in the year ending March 2023 - up from 3,452 the previous year, estimates for England suggest.
shows deaths were highest for children of black or black British ethnicity, and those living in the poorest areas.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said the statistics were " devastating".
It said rising Child Poverty was a major concern.
The figures suggest the steepest rise in deaths was for children under five. Researchers are doing more work to understand the factors behind this.
The RCPCH president, Dr Camilla Kingdon, said: " Figures such as these in a nation as rich as ours are unforgivable.
" Reducing Child Poverty must finally become a national priority. . This has to be a wake-up call for us all and I urge our political leaders to action. "
The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) includes data from reviews of all children who die at any time after birth and before their 18th birthday. The database started in 2019.
For 2023, it estimates:
While death rates continued to rise for children of black and black British ethnicities, the death rate for children of white ethnicity was similar to the previous year.
For infants (under One Year of age) The Report shows:
The data suggests while infant death rates for those of black and Asian ethnicity increased In Comparison to the previous year, the death rates for infants of white ethnicity stayed fairly steady.
The Director of the NCMD and professor of neonatal medicine at the University of Bristol, Prof Karen Luyt, said infant mortality was a standard by which countries judge The State of their healthcare, and in most high-income countries the figures were improving - unlike England.
She Said there were many different factors behind England's figures, but increasing deprivation since the pandemic was one of the main reasons.
Prof Luyt added: " Most infant deaths are due to prematurity and we known people who live in social deprivation are at higher risks of premature births.
" There is also evidence that women from Ethnic Minorities do not always feel as welcome in the health service, and capacity and resources in healthcare services are also constrained. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
