How ethnicity recording differs across health data sources and the impact on analysis With growing concerns about the mortality outcomes for different ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers worked quickly to understand the impact of the virus using the best data available to them. However, ethnicity information is collected in different ways across the health sector. Researchers do not all have access to the same data sources, which can lead to differences in estimates. Here Rose Drummond provides an update on work being undertaken with Wellcome and the Race Equality Foundation to provide clarity around estimates for England. |