TY - JOUR T1 - Inequalities JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 508 LP - 508 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X712937 VL - 70 IS - 699 AU - Saul Miller Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/699/508.abstract N2 - Black infants have better survival odds in the care of black doctors though the reverse is not true; a doctor’s race has little to no impact on the health of a white infant. Black babies’ odds are not as good as their white brethren in any case but even noting that doctors vary for other reasons too — such as skill and experience — there is a clear systematic benefit from them being cared for by black doctors.1It is tempting to seek solace from this being Florida we are talking about and not the UK. However recent examples of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 infection on UK BAME healthcare staff2 and patients3 highlight what we already know; health inequalities are pervasive here … ER -