TY - JOUR T1 - It’s time for general practice to act on racism in health care JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 499 LP - 499 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X712829 VL - 70 IS - 699 AU - Jamila Sherif Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/699/499.abstract N2 - There is growing awareness and acknowledgement that institutional racism is an essential cause of BAME health inequalities that account for the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minority groups.1 Public Health England’s review, Beyond the Data: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on BAME Groups,2 states that: ‘Stakeholders pointed to racism and discrimination experienced by communities and more specifically by BAME key workers as a root cause affecting health, and exposure risk and disease progression risk. Racial discrimination affects people’s life chances and the stress associated with being discriminated against based on race/ethnicity affects mental and physical health.’ … ER -