Flags 'intimidate' NHS staff visiting homes to help sick

ST GEORGE’S flags are creating “no-go zones” for NHS staff, with some facing frequent abuse, health leaders claim.

- BY JANE KIRBY

Carers feel intimidated, including when visiting the sick in their homes to give them treatment, said several NHS trust chief executives.

And a poll of senior managers found 45% were extremely concerned about discrimination towards NHS staff from patients and the public, while a further 33% were moderately concerned.

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One trust leader, speaking anonymously, said: “When the flags went up our staff, who are a large minority of black and Asian staff, feel deliberately intimidated.