‘Systematic racism’ at London-based NHS unit prompts fresh calls to address discrimination
EVIDENCE of “systematic racism” and a “psychologically unsafe” environment has been found at an NHS unit in London, sparking fresh concerns over discrimination in the health service.
Leaked information reported by the Guardian from an internal investigation at the Colindale site of the NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) division in north London found that “recruitment is haphazard, based on race and class and whether a person’s ‘face fits’.”
The Globis Mediation Group report was prompted by a number of discrimination complaints from black and minority-ethnic (BAME) staff.
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