Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA review led by Lord John Mann found that Jewish patients and staff within the NHS feel compelled to hide their religious identity (PA)A review led by Lord John Mann found that Jewish patients and staff within the NHS feel compelled to hide their religious identity and "suffer in silence" due to antisemitism. According to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the investigation uncovered instances of "routine ostracism" experienced by some Jewish staff, leading them to consider leaving the health service, while the report is also anticipated to highlight that some patients have expressed reluctance to seek or delay treatment. Lord Mann's recommendations, which are yet to be publicly released, are scheduled to be presented to Parliament on Thursday. The DHSC confirmed that a new staff standard will be introduced, while mandatory anti-racism training for NHS trust chairs and chief executives, explicitly covering antisemitism, will be rolled out within six months.Existing mandatory training for 1.5 million NHS staff will also be updated to include “quality-assured content" on both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility, with Health Secretary James Murray promising swift action. In fullNHS antisemitism review finds Jewish staff and patients ‘suffer in silence’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jewish staff and patients ‘suffer in silence’, NHS review finds
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA review led by Lord John Mann found that Jewish patients and staff within the NHS feel compelled to hide their religious identity (PA)A review led by Lord John Mann found that Jewish patients and staff within the NHS feel compelled to hide their religious identity and "suffer in silence" due to antisemitism. According to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the investigation uncovered instances of "routine ostracism" experienced by some Jewish staff, leading them to consider leaving the health service, while the report is also anticipated to highlight that some patients have expressed reluctance to seek or delay treatment. Lord Mann's recommendations, which are yet to be publicly released, are scheduled to be presented to Parliament on Thursday. The DHSC confirmed that a new staff standard will be introduced, while mandatory anti-racism training for NHS trust chairs and chief executives, explicitly covering antisemitism, will be rolled out within six months.Existing mandatory training for 1.5 million NHS staff will also be updated to include “quality-assured content" on both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility, with Health Secretary James Murray promising swift action. In fullNHS antisemitism review finds Jewish staff and patients ‘suffer in silence’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
