Frank Hester’s alleged comments are a stark reminder of the need to tackle racism and misogyny in the NHS and health technology industry Two weeks ago, the Guardian reported that in 2019, Frank Hester, chief executive of the Phoenix Partnership, and the conservative party’s biggest donor, said that: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on TV, and you just want to hate all black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.”1 Subsequent reports have shown that Hester made further derogatory remarks about Indian and Malaysian people and what he called “Asian corners.” 2 The reported comments are indicative of a wider problem of racism and discrimination in the NHS and digital health that must be challenged. The Phoenix Partnership is a healthcare technology firm that has won more than £400m of NHS and prison contracts.1 The company’s clinical systems are used in more than 7800 NHS organisations in over 25 different settings including GP practices and the …

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数字健康中持续存在种族主义和厌女症

弗兰克·赫斯特（Frank Hester）所谓的言论鲜明地提醒我们需要解决 NHS 和医疗技术行业中的种族主义和厌女症问题两周前，《卫报》报道称，2019 年，凤凰城合作伙伴关系首席执行官、保守党最大的捐助者弗兰克·赫斯特（Frank Hester） ”，说：“这就像试图不成为种族主义者，但你在电视上看到黛安·阿博特，你只想恨所有黑人女性，因为她在那里，我根本不恨所有黑人女性，但我认为她应该”1 随后的报道显示，海丝特对印度和马来西亚人民以及他所谓的“亚洲角落”发表了进一步的贬损言论。 2 报道的评论表明 NHS 和数字医疗领域存在更广泛的种族主义和歧视问题，必须予以解决。 Phoenix Partnership 是一家医疗保健技术公司，已赢得超过 4 亿英镑的 NHS 和监狱合同。1 该公司的临床系统在超过 25 个不同环境的 7800 多个 NHS 组织中使用，包括全科医生诊所和……