Deaths of NHS staff from COVID-19 analysed

In recent weeks, there has been sustained public and media interest in the death from COVID-19 of health and social care workers. Both mainstream and social media outlets have been reporting on these deaths individually or collectively, but there has been no formal analysis of this data. 

The deaths of 119 NHS staff have now been analysed by three leading clinicians and the results are been published by HSJ.

HSJ highlights three key findings from the analysis:

1. The disproportionately high rate of BAME individuals among those who have died;

2. The absence of those members of staff considered at high risk of viral exposure and transmission; and

3. The overall rate of fatalities compared to the population.

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Source: HSJ, 22 April 2020