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The East London Pandemic Priority Setting Partnership for ethnic minority communities has launched a survey to understand the priorities for action to deal with the health and wellbeing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on East London ethnic minority communities as we begin to move forward from the pandemic. 

The project is being led by Dr Vanessa Apea, Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust. The team are working in partnership with the James Lind Alliance in a Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) to identify the top 10 priorities for East London ethnic minority communities. 

Ethnic minority communities in East London have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. We believe that this is an urgent time to highlight the needs of ethnic minority communities in East London. We also recognise the longstanding health and social challenges faced by these communities, which have resulted in mistrust and barriers to accessing public services.

The survey is designed to capture the lived experiences of East London ethnic minority communities in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic with the focus on the following:

1. To explore the structural drivers of health inequalities 
2. To explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing on East London ethnic minority communities
3. To provide recommendations for tangible solutions to help inform national and local responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and better support ethnic minority communities

We want to hear from:

• Individuals who live across East London, specifically those who live in Tower Hamlets, Newham or Waltham Forest
• Individuals who identify as Black African, Black Caribbean, Somali, South Asian, Bangladeshi (communities represented by our steering group)
• All age groups and all genders

Who is involved?

Our advisory group consists of representatives from community organisations, NHS, university, local authority and faith groups who work with ethnic minority communities across East London. Here is a list of those involved:

• Barts Health NHS Trust
• Queen Mary University of London
• Healthwatch Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest
• Women’s Inclusive Team
• Social Action for Health
• Doctors of the World
• Newham Covid-19 Health Champions
• Jesuit Refugee Service
• East London Mosque
• BAME Community Reference Group at Newham Council
• Public Health London Borough of Newham
• TELCO Citizens (Health Equality Action Leadership project)

Get involved:

The partnership invite you to take part in this survey. It should take 15-30 minutes.

Click on this the link to start: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HJ8W52/.

To request a paper copy, please contact: miski.osman2@nhs.net