Hospital doctors launch own probe into BAME deaths

“It was the most frightening experience of my life” – the words of one A&E consultant, from a BAME background – who was struck down with Covid-19.

Amid growing evidence that people from ethnic minorities are being disproportionately affected by the virus – the government has launched an inquiry to find out why.

But doctors at one hospital trust in Birmingham are so concerned they have launched their own investigation.