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NHS is ‘failing people’ from ethnic minority backgrounds
Nana Kwabena Edusei receives an injection of a Covid-19 vaccine at the NHS vaccine centre that has been set up at the Centre for Life in Times Square, Newcastle

THE NHS is “failing” people from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to England’s most extensive study of the issue.

Unfairness in NHS services is exacerbating health inequalities, with people from some ethnic minority groups more likely to report insufficient support from local services, the study from the University of Manchester revealed last night.

In 15 out of 17 ethnic minority groups, health-related quality of life was worse on average than for white British people, with inequalities generally wider for women, the study found.

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