Inequalities in Covid rates have been found according to ethnicity, religion, measures of socioeconomic position, English proficiency and self-reported disability, according to a cohort study of 39 million people in England during the alpha and delta waves of Covid.
Month: April 2023
Schools shutdown hurt children’s health and wellbeing, study find
Shutting schools during COVID-19 lockdowns might have helped reduce transmission of Covid but also hurt children’s education, health, and wellbeing, a study of international evidence in the BMJ has concluded.
School closures during COVID-19: an overview of systematic reviews (bmj.com)
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Suicide Prevention
The current bulletin for Suicide Prevention, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
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Women, smokers and those with severe infection most likely to get Long Covid
A systematic review and meta analysis of over 800,000 patients most likely to get Long Covid has found women, smokers and those who had severe COVID-19 infection are at a higher risk of Long COVID.
Researchers also found that patients who had at least two doses of the COVID vaccine had a significantly lower risk of getting Long COVID.
Clinicians want more training in health equalities, report finds
Clinicians don’t feel they have enough training on health inequalities and would like more as part of their medical education, a report by the Royal College of Physicians has found. Of the clinicians’ surveyed 67 per cent of respondents had not received teaching or training in health inequalities within a training programme or as part of their degree and only 26 per cent felt confident in their ability to reduce the impact of health inequalities in their medical practice.