Issue - meetings

BAME and COVID

A report that review the incidence of Covid-19 on people from black and minority ethnic communities.

Additional documents:

Decision:

That Cabinet:

1. Notes the main findings from the Public Health England Review of the Impact of COVID19 on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities

2. Notes the recommendations included in the report and support their adoption, where the Director of Public Health considers relevant, for Warwickshire and Warwickshire County Council

3. Endorses, using place based JSNA approaches, a review into the relationship between ethnicity and COVID19 in North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

4. Through the Health and Wellbeing Board, asks our partners in Health to consider the recommendations with a view to adoption by their respective agencies.

Minutes:

Councillor Les Caborn (Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health) introduced this item by proposing a fourth recommendation. He then summarised the published report adding that it marked the commencement of a two-year project.

Councillor Maggie O’Rourke welcomed the report but suggested that whilst the proposed project work in North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth is welcomed, there is a case for undertaking such reviews across the whole of Warwickshire. Differences were observed in the workforce profile with frontline services being made up of more people from black and minority ethnic communities that in supporting services.

Councillor Keith Kondakor noted that as well as issues around discrimination there are those around health ie greater incidence of type-2 Diabetes, diet and lifestyle. People from black and ethnic minorities often reside in areas of high air pollution. Finally, consideration should be given to how accessible cycling and sports are to people from black and minority ethnic communities.

Councillor Caborn thanked members for their contributions adding that he would follow up on suggestions.

Resolved;