Racism in the NHS: why nurses say structural discrimination is not a thing of the past

Racial prejudice remains alive and well in the health service, say groups representing black and minority ethnic nurses, despite the findings of a report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

• Official report caused outcry by asserting the UK is no longer rigged against people from minority ethnic communities
• Nurses’ groups have spoken out against the report findings and describe the ‘glass ceiling’ many nurses encounter
• Find out what to do it you are a nurse experiencing racial prejudice at work or you see it happening to colleagues

Nurses have spoken out