Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
Frontline healthcare workers describe racist abuse from their patients.
New data from the 2025 NHS Staff Survey, one of the largest workforce surveys in the world, shows that 1 in 5 minority ethnic staff report facing discrimination from patients or the public, compared with 1 in 20 of their white colleagues. The Royal College of Nursing reports that calls to their advice line about racism at work have increased by 55% in three years. This documentary listens closely to the experiences of nurses, GPs and care workers to try and understand if the current climate is different.
Presenter: Farhana Haider
Producers: Farhana Haider and Emma Close
Editor: Clare Fordham
Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound mix: James Beard
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- Tuesday05:04BBC Radio 4
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