Marie Curie responds to ONS data on ethnic contrasts in coronavirus deaths
Comment published
In response to The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data which highlights ethnic contrasts in deaths involving coronavirus Simon Jones, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, from the end of life charity, Marie Curie, said:
“This pandemic continues to highlight the stark scale of health inequality in our country, particularly for people from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. Addressing this must be an urgent priority.
“This data lifts the lid on very important issues. We need to understand the experiences of the huge numbers of people who have been dying at home during this period too. We know that many people experience barriers to accessing palliative care services and as a result may not have had the care and support they will have needed.
“Everyone, no matter who they are, or where they live must have access to high quality care and support at the end of their lives.”