Coronavirus: BAME workers treated as ‘cannon fodder’, says MP

Ministers are accused of treating NHS and care workers from BAME backgrounds as ‘cannon fodder’ during the coronavirus crisis Rushanara Ali said protection of those from BAME background was ‘inadequate’  She claimed minority NHS and care workers were ‘treated like cannon fodder’  Remarks came as MPs debated calls to reward front line health and care … Read more

Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ without protective gear

‘They feel like lambs to the slaughter’: Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like they are coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ with a lack of tests and protective equipment for frontline NHS staff, in appeal to Boris Johnson Doctors’ Association chairman Dr Rinesh Parmar made a direct appeal to PM He said NHS staff are still … Read more