TY - JOUR T1 - PHE and BAME inequalities: too little, too late? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 498 LP - 498 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X712817 VL - 70 IS - 699 AU - Carter Singh Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/699/498.abstract N2 - Why has it taken so long for the government to publicly acknowledge the inequities that the BAME community and healthcare workers face despite the pandemic having shone a spotlight on these existing disparities and exacerbating them even further? Is it because the government now feel pressure to address the concept that if BAME communities are good enough to disproportionately die on the front line serving their communities and healthcare service; they are good enough to be granted equal access to socioeconomic and health opportunities, and roles in key senior decision-making positions?Public Health England’s initial review on disparities in COVID-19 fell short of tackling ethnic inequalities.1 While it was an important first step in acknowledging the problem, it largely reiterated what was already known on the topic and provided an epidemiological summary and overview of … ER -