Specialist palliative care services response to ethnic minority groups with COVID-19: equal but inequitable-an observational study.
Sabrina BajwahJonathan Simon KoffmanJamilla HussainAndy BradshawMevhibe B HocaogluLorna Katherine FraserAdejoke Obirenjeyi OluyaseCaitlin AllwinLesley DunleavyNancy PrestonRachel CrippsMatthew MaddocksKatherine E SleemanIrene J HigginsonCatherine WalsheFliss E M Murtaghnull nullPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)
Policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic may have adversely impacted those from ethnic minority groups making these at-risk populations even more vulnerable. The palliative care response may have been equal but inequitable. During the para-COVID-19 period, systemic steps, including equality impact assessments, are urgently needed.