The British Medical Association says NHS medics from ethnic minorities face ‘alarming levels of unfair treatment’. A poll showed 60% of Asian and 57% of black doctors see racism as a barrier to progression.
A doctors’ union says NHS medics from ethnic minorities face ‘alarming levels of unfair treatment’.
And doctors who have experienced racism while working – from both bosses and patients – say their mental health deteriorated as a result. One told the BMA: ‘I was called “headscarf b****” by a patient. A patient refused to be seen by me as my name did not sound British. 42% of black and 41% of Asian doctors have considered leaving or have left work in the past two year
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