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Black and Asian staff may be moved from frontline roles at Bolton GP surgeries due to higher Covid-19 risk

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Black, Asian and other ethnic minority workers on the NHS front line may have to change the way they work as emerging evidence suggests they face a higher risk of death if they contract coronavirus.

Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff could be moved away from face-to-face consultations and some may need to wear more personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimise their exposure to the virus.

A review by Public Health England into the impact of COVID-19 on front line workers from ethnic minority backgrounds is currently underway.

This comes as data shows a disproportionate number of deaths from coronavirus among BME health and social care workers. But the Bolton NHS clinical commissioning group (CCG) board was told the health care system

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