NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting

<p>Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse</p><p>An “ugly” racism reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s has become worryingly commonplace again in modern Britain and NHS staff are bearing the brunt of it, Wes Streeting has warned.</p><p>Incidents of verbal and physical abuse based on people’s skin colour now happen so often that it has become “socially acceptable to be racist”, the health secretary said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/04/nhs-staff-face-ugly-racism-akin-to-the-70s-and-80s-says-wes-streeting">Continue reading...</a>