Nurses must ‘stand together’ against discrimination, says CNO

England’s chief nursing officer (CNO) has condemned racist intimidation of nurses and has urged the workforce to ‘stand together’ to ensure all staff and patients feel safe and respected.

Duncan Burton

Duncan Burton pointed to an increase in ‘public debates and tensions’ – including protest marches and the erection of thousands of St George’s flags across towns and cities in what some are seeing as an anti-immigration intimidation tactic.

The CNO said many colleagues had been impacted by these escalating tensions and had faced ‘racism, discrimination and intimidation’.

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‘This is completely unacceptable’, he added.

Mr Burton also noted the recent terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester, which he recognised as ‘deeply shocking’.

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