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During the pandemic, patients from some ethnic minorities have been at greater risk of receiving inaccurate results from oximeters, which measure oxygen in the blood. sajid javid spoke on the andrew marr programme earlier. i think possibly, yes. i don't have the full facts. these oximeters are being used in every country and they have the same problem. the reason is a lot of these medical devices, even some of the drugs, procedures, textbooks, most of them are put together in majority white countries. and i think there is a systemic issue around this. earlier i spoke dr habib naqvi, director o...

The uk health secretary sajid javid has said some people may have died as a result of potential racial bias in the design and use of some medical devices. the government has launched a review following research suggesting that, during the pandemic, patients from some ethnic minorities have been at greater risk of receiving inaccurate results from oximeters, which measure oxygen in the blood. joining me now is dr habib naqvi, director of the nhs race and health observatory. thank you forjoining us. is this something that you have been aware of? it something that you have been aware of? , ., , ,...