Surge in UK nurses reporting racial abuse at work, union data reveals

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2025-10-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - There has been a surge in nurses in the United Kingdom reporting racial abuse and discrimination at work, according to data released by a nursing union. Some of the complaints made by ethnic minority nurses this year include being called a "creature" and "slaves" by patients, as well as abuse by fellow members of staff - with one nurse reporting a colleague said they wanted to "remind you that you're not one of us." The nu......

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