# UK report reveals bias within medical tools and devices

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/uk-report-reveals-bias-within-medical-tools-and-devices/31043>\
**Category:** Open Forum\
**Tags:** equity, emerging-tech\
**Created:** [March 12, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/uk-report-reveals-bias-within-medical-tools-and-devices/31043 "2024-03-12T00:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/nathank/32/6064_2.png) [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/uk-report-reveals-bias-within-medical-tools-and-devices/31043/1 "2024-03-12T00:14:59Z")

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A worthwhile read, reminding us that we need to actively seek out and mitigate ethnic, gender, social, and disability bias in our health technology tools.

> **[UK report reveals bias within medical tools and devices](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/11/medical-tools-devices-healthcare-bias-uk)**
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> Experts say action needed as report finds minority ethnic people, women and those from deprived backgrounds at risk of poorer healthcare

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**Author:** ![Jacinta](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/jacinta/32/14318_2.png) [@Jacinta](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Jacinta)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/uk-report-reveals-bias-within-medical-tools-and-devices/31043/2 "2024-03-17T03:30:24Z")

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This is very interesting. I imagine more reports would come out of this and I wonder if this is due to information being inputted into the system or the system summarising decades of inequitable care and using this as a basis for care recommendations in the current time.

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**Author:** ![Tania](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/tania/32/6840_2.png) [@Tania](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Tania)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/uk-report-reveals-bias-within-medical-tools-and-devices/31043/3 "2024-03-21T23:27:11Z")

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Thanks for sharing, I discuss these examples with students so it’s nice to have a recent article!