"Even if you've got a long wait, which I know is frustrating, or you feel like you've been sent from pillar to post, which sadly does happen, there's no excuse for taking that out on staff. But the thing that has shocked me most of all is that the rising tide of racism and the way in which kind of 1970s, 1980s-style racism has apparently become permissible again in this country. I'm really shocked at the way this is now impacting on NHS staff,"
"Advising the public to brace themselves for the NHS in England getting overwhelmed in the coming weeks because of a triple whammy of flu, Covid and strike action by doctors as winter descends, he admitted that patients would be put in danger as a result of becoming stuck on trolleys or in the back of ambulances situations that are known to heighten the risk of harm and death."
Racism reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s has resurfaced in Britain and is increasingly directed at NHS staff through verbal and physical abuse. Frontline workers, especially in A&E, report rising harassment, aggression and violence when care is delayed. The NHS in England faces potential overwhelm from a combination of flu, Covid and doctors' strike action, increasing risks to patients who may be stuck on trolleys or in ambulances. Political figures condoning racism have intensified the problem, and Royal College of Nursing data show a surge in racist incidents targeting nurses.
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