Nicky Hughes, Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) said: “It’s really important that our hard-working healthcare staff are fully protected. The all-Wales COVID-19 Workforce Risk Assessment Tool, designed for employers to work through with their staff, is an excellent idea. RCN Wales asked for this tool to help support and protect nurses and health care support workers who may come into contact with the virus.
However, the tool does not identify those workers from BAME backgrounds and/or with Type 1 diabetes as being at a very high risk. We need the Welsh Government to work with us and the British Medical Association (BMA) to make sure we get this right”.
