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Racism and misogyny persist in digital health

Frank Hester’s alleged comments are a stark reminder of the need to tackle racism and misogyny in the NHS and health technology industry

Two weeks ago, the Guardian reported that in 2019, Frank Hester, chief executive of the Phoenix Partnership, and the conservative party’s biggest donor, said that: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on TV, and you just want to hate all black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.”1 Subsequent reports have shown that Hester made further derogatory remarks about Indian and Malaysian people and what he called “Asian corners.” 2 The reported comments are indicative of a wider problem of racism and discrimination in the NHS and digital health that must be challenged.

The Phoenix Partnership is a healthcare technology firm that has won more than £400m of NHS and prison contracts.1 The company’s clinical systems are used in more than 7800 ....

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GP surgeries are still offering too many remote consultations, NHS boss says

Shera Chok, deputy chief medical officer at NHS Digital, said some patients preferred to see a doctor face to face. Because of the pandemic, everything pivoted around two-and-a-half years ago, she said. ....

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UK's biggest chain of GP practices lets less qualified staff see patients without supervision

Britain s biggest GP practice chain, Operose Health, is under fire after investigators found it was letting less qualified staff see patients without supervision from a GP. ....

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