NHS to tackle antisemitism after report finds Jewish staff and patients ‘routinely ostracised’
Key takeaways
- The scene of an antisemitic arson attack in Golders Green, north London, in March, an incident where volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe NHS is taking action to tackle antisemitism after a government-ordered report found that Jewish patients and staff face “routine ostracism” in the service.
- Anti-Jewish hatred in the NHS means some patients hide their identity and staff “suffer in silence”, a review by Lord Mann, the government’s adviser on antisemitism, has found.
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The scene of an antisemitic arson attack in Golders Green, north London, in March, an incident where volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen. The scene of an antisemitic arson attack in Golders Green, north London, in March, an incident where volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images NHSNHS to tackle antisemitism after report finds Jewish staff and patients ‘routinely ostracised’Lord Mann’s review prompts new training for health bosses and restrictions on political symbols on uniforms
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe NHS is taking action to tackle antisemitism after a government-ordered report found that Jewish patients and staff face “routine ostracism” in the service.
Anti-Jewish hatred in the NHS means some patients hide their identity and staff “suffer in silence”, a review by Lord Mann, the government’s adviser on antisemitism, has found.