NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients
The head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS. Photograph: Richard Saker/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS. Some patients also assume that we are not qualified.”For Awah, the current political climate and rhetoric about immigration from the far right has a part to play in the increase in racism experienced by NHS staff.
- ▪The head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS.
- ▪Photograph: Richard Saker/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS.
- ▪Some patients also assume that we are not qualified.”For Awah, the current political climate and rhetoric about immigration from the far right has a part to play in the increase in racism experienced by NHS staff.
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The head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS. Photograph: Richard Saker/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe head of the NHS Race and Health Observatory said: ‘There must be a clear, consistently enforced zero-tolerance approach’ to racism across the NHS. Photograph: Richard Saker/The GuardianNHSNHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patientsSurvey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staffTobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent Mon 3 Aug 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNHS radiographers are experiencing racist abuse by patients, who have called them “monkeys” and…
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