to unlock and we need to let people get on with their lives the survey conducted by the british medical association also shows nearly a 5th of those polled are not to confident about their ability to cope should there be a 2nd wave a 3rd of them so the simply just not very confident this is the sick survey conducted by the british medical association during the pandemic and gives a clear indication about feelings within the national health service experts say that there needs to be more government assistance put in place in order to support health care workers. not just grown i think secondly it's also ate with the fact that we also eat how to pitch treat some of the illnesses that maybe have been pushed to the background but they do need to come back into the foreground plus a huge element of mental health coming along you know people are losing jobs family members you know financial issues and once you know we might be focusing a lot on the immediate deaths and the immediate health issues with coronavirus the longer term you know the mental health this youth suicide provides all of that there is

dr chaand nagpaul is chair of the british medical association.g with us. thank you very much for being with us. tell us what you want in terms of face masks and face coverings? the government made an announcement on friday about the need for face coverings to be won by visitors and outpatients to hospitals. it made no mention of gp practices or other nhs settings. it is also a requirement as of the 15th for all nhs staff in hospitals to be wearing face masks in allareas, hospitals to be wearing face masks in all areas, notjust when they are seeing patients. and this is important because we know the infection is still circulating the community and health care settings are areas where there are other ill people and if the infection spreads, it can have a really serious consequences. so controlling the spread is important. we need to make sure there is consistency and the public don't have mixed messages that it public don't have mixed messages thatitis public don't have mixed messages that it is only hospitals where they need to be wearing face cov

dr chaand nagpaul, council chair of the british medical association, thank you so much.o the death of a railway worker who was reportedly spat at by a man claiming to have coronavirus. police concluded last week that belly mujinga's death was not linked to the incident and closed the case. but since then more than a million people have signed a petition in support of ms mujinga and the police will now review the case, in recognition of the "wider public interest". the government in the republic of ireland has announced plans to accelerate its exit from lockdown. from monday, groups of six people can meet indoors or outdoors, provided social distancing is maintained. up to 15 people can take part in sport outdoors. and up to 25 people can attend funerals. retail stores and public libraries will also be able to reopen. a week later, shopping centres will be able to open. and, should the virus remain under control, tourist accommodation and pubs with restaurant licenses will be open to reopen towards the end ofjune. the deaths of 40,000 people who had covid—19 is a terrible

have a look here on my laptop this is a british british medical association what we're looking at is an official government review into what is happening with people of color black and brown people dying more who covert 19 and his own guns should get results very soon as the early results labor the opposition party is doing their own investigation and i just wanted you to a surgeon here this is good. and he thinks this report is is due to be published very soon we spoke to him earlier to see what he difference he thought that might make let's have a listen. history tells us the amount of america certain ologies in any given society and we know that in the united kingdom. communities are disproportionately more likely to be impacted in terms of having a greater risk of underlying condition diabetes cardiovascular problems obesity. they are poor. and therefore their exposure to current 19 risk is much higher than in similar. quality inbox as conducted for war coverage 19 are. to ensure honestly for all of the u.k.'s population. wow he looks so tired but thanking those good points you'r

the british medical association says the rule should be extended to anywhere that cannot ensure safecing. elsewhere, a new national helath service coronavirus contact—tracing app — which is at the heart of england's coronavirus track and trace programme — should be in place by the end of the month, according to business minister nadhim zahawi. around the world, brazil has surpassed italy to become the country with the third highest number of coronavirus deaths, after the united states and the uk. meanwhile in france, the government's top scientific advisor has said the epidemic there is now under control. and in scotland, it's emerged that a coronavirus epidemic simulated by public health experts two years ago, highlighted potential problems, such as a lack of protective equipment. we start with this report from keith doyle. it does not seem that long ago that people wearing face coverings out and about were an oddity. now it seems perfectly normal. and from june 15 in england it will be obligatory on buses, trains, trams, ferries, and planes. loudspeaker: use a face covering while t

who've died from covid—i9 have come from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to the british medical associationn hospitals. what ethnicity are you? indian. have you had a chance to calculate your bmi? 30. that's why these gps in manchester created a coronavirus risk assessment framework, so doctors can do theirjob safely. listening to colleagues passing away nationally affects everybody within the health service. but with a local colleague who we knew very well, saad al—dubbaisi, and having to then go to his funeral, and to the cemetery to bury him, touched a group of gps and practice managers in this area. at the end of april, nhs england recommended ethnic minority health care workers should be risk assessed for coronavirus. scotland, wales and northern ireland issued similar guidance. but bbc research has found that many doctors still haven't had a risk assessment. in the last two weeks, over 1600 doctors volunteered to answer questions for us. out of those, over 1000 said they hadn't had a risk assessment yet. out of 701! doctors who answered a question about their risk level, 408 told us t

the british medical association calls for face masks to be worn in gp surgeries and care homes. in a week's time, places of worship in england will be opened for individual prayer. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. more anti—racism rallies are expected across the uk today, after the police killing of george floyd in the united states. british protests yesterday passed off largely peacefully. but in london, 1a people were arrested after clashes with police and 1a officers were injured. metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick has said she is "deeply saddened and depressed" that the officers were injured in what she called "shocking" assaults by a minority of protesters. in the united states, there've been some of the largest demonstrations against police violence since george floyd's death in minneapolis nearly two weeks ago. in los angeles a crowd marched from hollywood to beverly hills, at one point kneeling down for five minutes and chanting " peaceful pro

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former deputy chair of the british medical association.long—bailey from the labour party will be here at 7:20am. grant shapps is 7:30am. something else we're talking about today, the oscars have been pushed back by two months. they were supposed to be held at the end of february, the ceremony is now going ahead in april. alonso duralde is a film critic who joins us live from los angeles. thank you very much for talking to us and bbc breakfast this morning. we know that the pandemic has had an impact on so many industries, so many businesses and individuals all around the world, what about this sort of cinema industry and hollywood, how big an impact as it had there? well, enormous, pretty much every tv show and movie that was in production has had to stop and there has been nothing filming for several months. only last friday did the major unions, the directors guild and the actors guild and the tea msters and the actors guild and the teamsters get together and put together a sort of white paper of what resuming production would even look

we can never speak to the chair of the british association —— british medical association.rs who go into hospital are being asked to wear face coverings so being asked to wear face coverings so that we minimise or spread between people in settings where social distancing is not possible, it would be extremely confusing and inconsistent if the same patient can attend theirgp inconsistent if the same patient can attend their gp practice and often more confined environment and not be wearing face coverings and their gp practice. we need to have consistency if this is to be a measure to prevent spread. how much different we think face coverings actually make? we are talking about bandannas or scarves and if they do make a big difference, why have we not been doing this for masks? face coverings certainly do make a difference in terms of spread from the wearer. up to 80% of droplets are prevented from being transmitted from the wearer therefore, if everyone wears a face covering, protects both the person who was wearing the mask as well as the other person. because everyone is n

elsewhere the british medical association says the government's decsion to make face coverings compulsoryransport, should be extended to anywhere that cannot ensure safe social distancing. around the world, brazil has surpassed italy to become the country with the third highest number of coronavirus deaths, after the united states and the uk. our health correspondent, lauren moss reports. the virus that's put so many lives on hold. after 11 weeks in lockdown new data suggests it may be slowly relaxing its grip. a survey by the office for national statistics estimates one in 1000 people may now be infected in england. it shows the trend is going in the right direction but there is a warning we should be cautious. what we are finding, if the rate of infection in society is falling, it is now about 53,000 people, about one in 1000 of us, but we are also finding about 70% of those people who are infectious are reporting no symptoms, so it is still important people keep their distance, people wash their hands, because some people might be infectious and not know it. this morning's commute show

just as a 2nd wave of coronavirus hits this winter and a survey of $7000.00 doctors the british medical association said many were already facing burnout as a result of the pandemic well it found that one in 7 planned either to leave the service take early retirement or work elsewhere once the pandemic subsidise well almost a 3rd said they wanted a reduction in working hours as soon as the crisis was over a similar proportion said they experienced mental health issues like depression anxiety and burnout while working through the covert outbreak while nearly half that number also said they had struggled with mental health problems before the pandemic the b.m.a. says the government needs to work to address these issues before the end of the year or risk another sharp rise in infections the workforce implications a significant pull the pandemic we had 10000 on field medical bacon sees we're going to need a workhorse this is available to deal with the health needs of the population that is why the government needs to redouble its efforts to prevent another coronavirus spike will be amazed says coronavi

we can speak now to dr helena mckeown from the british medical association.ute best if we get a second wave of pandemic. we must learn where we went wrong with procurement, for instance, that is ppe. 0k, procurement, for instance, that is ppe. ok, we have already had a government response, from the department of health and social care. it is in response to your letter. "we continue to be guided by the latest scientific advice and we will give the nhs whatever it wants. the government would reintroduce measures if necessary to contain the virus and stop it spreading to the wider population." what is your response? i would say that is disappointing. if we listen to international patient safety experts such as professor don berwick, he would say that how we should look at things when we have done something less than well, is with no blame learning, we need something nonpartisan, we must be forward—looking, we must be practical and we must learn the lessons by august so we can implement the changes in time for any potential second wave in the winter. we also know

more on these the 2nd wave warnings are now joined by the honorary vice president of the british medical association that stopped the canucks chant dr chan thank you for joining us the government is keen to get the economy up and running but does risk the 2nd wave doesn't it. clear to us why is president of beer but are not representing beer me and i'm sure you've got to make very clear that the truth rooster but what we need to be up is not all we know on most. of the people or by. and the whole management of this for we've been shown balik chaotic so i think this very august and very wealthy respectable group wants the good old to commit those mistakes we want to prevent a necessity that and they are taking very very. commonsense filled with problems those kind of things the wall that we've got to be prepared with all in the foster way of we were still struggling with the p.p. that is for protection equipments we knew there'd be a enemy that is black asian minority ethnic people died but it disproportionately and the whole thing i think was a lock on was the death and trade policy and everything w

to unlock and we need to let people get on with their lives the survey conducted by the british medical association also shows nearly a 5th of those polled are not at all confident about their ability to cope if there is a 2nd wave a 3rd said they were just not very confident and this is the 6th the they conducted by the b.m.a. june the pandemic and does give a clear indication that feelings within the n.h.s. experts say there needs to be more government help put in place in order to support health care workers. not to. also eat with the fact that we also eat half the beach treat some of the illnesses that maybe have been pushed to the ground but they do need the full. element of mental health coming along you know people only you. family members you know financial issues and once you know we might be focusing a lot on the immediate death and the immediate health. coronavirus the longer term you know the mental health this youth suicide presents all of that is also going to have a huge burden on the n.h.s. and health care systems doctors also need time and not nurses also need time off there's no a

let's talk to dr vishal sharma from the british medical association, and john fagan who lost his motherhese figures and what you are most concerned by. we are most concerned by the fact that we do not quite understand why this is happening. we have been calling for an enquiry for some time. this report confirms this but it has not gone to the next step of saying how do we tackle this inequality and protect our staff and patients from these key groups. clearly there is a real problem here. what does government specifically need to look at do you think? we have to tackle as to why there is this problem. even when you look at the statistic, when you correct some factors, there still seems an underlying risk and we need to look at why that is. is it a cultural thing, occupation, jobs that put them in a higher risk, a form of discrimination in workplaces? i think we need to tackle the culture in workplaces to make sure people are protected. john, really nice to see you this morning. there is a danger sometimes and we talk about statistics but we are talking about people and in this case, my

with me is dr chaand nagpaul, the council chair of the british medical association, the trade union andave been published two weeks ago and it has been today published after some leaks and it has been today published after some lea ks last and it has been today published after some leaks last week. it is overdue. what is really important is that this report has identified many actions and recommendations for change. and it's really important to now move beyond the rhetoric into implementing that change. there is not a single reason why we are seeing this really disturbing statistic of our ethnic minority populations been disproportionately affected. black communities are four times at the risk of death compared to white counterparts. for doctors who i represent, the figures have been more concerning, with more than 90% of doctors who have died, all coming from a bame background. there are multiple factors that day. in some instances this —— these factors interrelate. it is important we deliver the changes because that is the fairand right deliver the changes because that is the fair and

who have died from covid—i9 have come from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to the british medical associationd in general practice as well as in hospitals. what ethnicity are you? indian. have you had a chance to calculate your bmi? 30. that is why these gps in manchester created a coronavirus risk assessment framework, so doctors can do theirjob safely. listening to colleagues passing away nationally, affects everybody, within the health service. but with a local colleague who we knew very well, saad al—dubbaisi, and having to then go to his funeral, and to the cemetery to bury him, touched a group of gps and practice managers in this area. at the end of april, nhs england recommended ethnic minority healthcare workers should be risk assessed for coronavirus. scotland, wales and northern ireland issued similar guidance. but bbc research has found that many doctors still haven't had a risk assessment. in the last two weeks, over 1600 doctors volunteered to answer questions for us. 0ut doctors volunteered to answer questions for us. out of those, over 1000 said they hadn't had a risk assessmen

medical answer to this disparity. seems to be lots of variables there as well. a study published in american association . 57 percent of those who had covid-19 had hypertension british african-americans are also in a higher rate for diabetes. and black people have diabetes versus 7.5 percent of non-hispanic white. the paper in the general diabetes science noted the risk of death from covid-19's four times greater with those of diabetes. it is clear that the number of different factors contribute to greater rates of infection in higher numbers spirit cases in more deaths. the same factors are trivial not just for black people in the u.s. but across the world in brazil. hardest hit some follow black brazilians, 60 with percent more likely to die from the virus than the white brazilian . and according to the uk office the national since statistics, four times more likely to die from covid-19 the my people. that's higher than in america. in the universal her healthcare pretty the uk has universal healthcare. government care for all the disparity between blacks and whites there is higher than the united states predict and partially due to numerous factors covid-19 is dis

medical answer to this disparity. seems to be lots of variables there as well. a study published in american association . 57 percent of those who had covid-19 had hypertension british african-americans are also in a higher rate for diabetes. 11% of black people have diabetes versus 7.5% of non-hispanic white. the paper in the general diabetes science noted the risk of death from covid-19 is four times greater than -- in those with diabetes. it is clear that the number of different factors contribute to greater rates of infection in higher numbers. hit state of sao paulo, black resilience are 62 per -- brazilians are 62% more likely to die from the virus than white brazilians. and according to the u.k. office the national since statistics, four times more likely to die from covid-19 then white people. that's higher than in america. u.k. has universal health care, government care for all and the disparity between blacks and whites there is higher than the united states. because of numerous factors, covid-19 is hitting disproportionately our black brothers and sisters across the globe. we must tackle this issue using a science-based approach that will truly help them.

in the last couple of hours the british medical association has issued a statement calling for face coverings settings. let's talk to deputy chair of the british medical association dr helena mcewan thank you so much for being here with us. in terms of the easing of lockdown, is that the right move or is it too quickly as the former chief scientist has been saying? well matthew, we do have concerns that we are moving very rapidly. we know that 35,000 people are infected, one in every 1700. as the health secretary himself has noted. what we can't do is assume it's safe. and what the british medical association is calling for is a wearing of facemask as we ease this lockdown. in particular indoors full such as in shops. tell me you've made that call, at the moment it's on public transport why do you think it should be widened across the board? it doesn't seem logical that public transport requires a mask about going to one of the shops does not. we've calculated at the british medical association with our scientists and public health representatives. but if you are carrying this and you are not