TY - JOUR AU - Davidson, Emma M AU - Douglas, Anne AU - Villarroel, Nazmy AU - Dimmock, Katy AU - Gorman, Dermot AU - Bhopal, Raj S. PY - 2020 DA - December TI - Raising ethnicity recording in NHS Lothian from 3% to 90% in 3 years: processes and analysis of data from Accidents and Emergencies JO - Journal of Public Health DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa202 AB - BACKGROUND: The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on ethnic minority populations has recently highlighted the necessity of maintaining accessible, routinely collected, ethnicity data within healthcare services. Despite 25 years of supportive legislation and policy in the UK, ethnicity data recording remains inconsistent, which has hindered needs assessment, evaluation and decision-making. We describe efforts to improve the completeness, quality and usage of ethnicity data within our regional health board, NHS Lothian. PB - Oxford University Press UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/raising-ethnicity-recording-in-nhs-lothian-from-3-to-90-in-3-years(033a0e93-9d78-487f-b07e-5cf14d796401).html KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19) KW - Minority groups ER