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Scottish Parliament – Call for Evidence: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights

Published: 1st January 2021

Evidence suggests that the effects of COVID-19 have exacerbated inequalities that were already present. Those living in poverty and with poverty- or poor housing-related co-morbidities, the unemployed, those on zero-hour contracts and individuals from BAME communities, have all suffered disproportionately from the virus and the response to it.
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Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.

CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.