NHS workers must say no when patients ask for a white doctor, Matt Hancock says

NHS workers must say no when patients ask for a white doctor, Matt Hancock says  NHS workers must say no when patients ask for a white doctor, Matt Hancock has said, as he vows to support staff against racism. In a letter sent to all staff in the health service, he said he was “horrified” by the amount of abuse being heaped on staff, and by “appalling” racially motivated incidents.

Last week a senior surgeon who has worked in the NHS for more than 20 years told how a patient had asked him “can I have a white doctor?” Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag said he had been left to feel “worthless” as a result of the way he was treated by patients.  In a letter sent to all NHS staff yesterday the Health Secretary said the Government and management of the NHS would back up any workers who took a “zero-tolerance” approach to racism. The Telegraph