BAME staff risk assessment

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Dear NHS Trust or Clinical Commissioning group,

On behalf of Sky News, I am trying to obtain an answer to the following questions.

I would appreciate a response as detailed as possible please.

"Simon Stevens and Amanda Pritchard wrote to all NHS trusts and CCG Chief Executives on the 29th of April to advise that employers, on a precautionary basis, should conduct risk assessments for staff at greater risk during the COVID-19 pandemic and to act accordingly.
Has your organisation completed risk assessments on all Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff?
AND
What precautions, if any, have you put in place to protect BAME staff once they've been risk assessed?"

Yours faithfully,

Inzamam Rashid

FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Thank you for your Freedom of information request.

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Kind regards

Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Please note I do not work on Wednesday

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FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Good morning

To advise you that the service answering your FOI have advised that they are currently in the middle of planning and undertaking risk assessments, and have asked me to resubmit your FOI to them in mid June when they will be able to provide an answer about what they have done, as opposed to what they are planning to do.

This may cause a delay in our response.

Yours sincerely

Tina Kellow (BA)
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Please note I do not work on Wednesday

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FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Please find attached our response to your FOI request.

Kind Regards

Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Please note I do not work on Wednesday

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