BAME Women Covid-19 2020-09-23
2020-09-23
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Q1
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Public Health England identified a disproportionate effect of covid-19 on women in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
What steps the Government have taken to protect women in BAME communities from the disproportionate effect of covid-19 identified by Public Health England?
The Government have taken targeted testing of occupations and groups at higher risk, including ethnic minority women. Information on public health has been translated into multiple languages in accessible formats to reach all communities.
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Specific focus on BAME women in care sector was not addressed in initial question's context
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Q2
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BAME women are strongly represented in the workforce in the care system and face higher risks from covid-19.
Women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are strongly represented in the workforce in our care system, so will the Minister have a strong focus on keeping care workers safe from covid, with a particular emphasis on the higher risk faced by women from black and minority ethnic communities in those jobs?
The Department of Health and Social Care published a covid-19 adult social care workforce risk reduction framework to manage specific risks, including by ethnicity. Financial support is provided to the Race Equality Foundation for additional services.
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