Figures disclosed by nursing union show big rise on reported incidents which may only be ‘tip of the iceberg’
Racist abuse of NHS nurses has jumped by 86% in the last few years, which their union’s boss has blamed on the normalisation of extreme views in politics and the media.
One nurse was called a monkey by a colleague, a patient threw a hot drink at a nurse and followed up with racial abuse, and in several cases others were called the N-word, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) disclosed.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Denis Campbell Health policy editor.
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