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Racial abuse against nursing staff on rise

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May 19, 2026

THERE has been a “catastrophic rise” in racial abuse against nurses, according to new analysis.

Calls to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) helpline from ethnic minority staff seeking advice after facing discrimination have risen by 70% in recent years, the union said.

Calls included a nurse who claimed a patient’s family said they did not want black people caring for their daughter, as well as one who was told by a senior colleague that they did not like Indian people.

One nurse observing Ramadan said they had heard comments about Muslim staff and how they should not be allowed to pray.

Speaking at the RCN’s annual congress in Liverpool, general secretary and chief executive Professor Nicola Ranger described the situation as a “disgrace”

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