'It's getting worse': The rising levels of racist abuse being directed at NHS staff
2 sources·Updated August 3, 2026

Covered by 2 sources
- Guardian World·3h agoNHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients
Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staff NHS radiographers are experiencing racist abuse by patients, who have called them “monkeys” and refused to be seen by black and Asian staff, according to a…
Read at Guardian World → - Sky News UK·4h ago'It's getting worse': The rising levels of racist abuse being directed at NHS staff
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Read at Sky News UK →
