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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

NHS pilot uses virtual reality to tackle racism and discrimination among staff

An NHS worker pulls a wheelchair on a hospital ward
The clips used in the training are based on the transcripts of 133 interviews with NHS employees. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

In one scene, a black nurse called Tunde is told by his manager that personal protective equipment (PPE) was being locked away at night to prevent its theft during night shifts, during the pandemic when ethnic minorities were more likely to work these hours.

In another, an Asian female doctor called Jasmine is dismissed by an HR manager after raising a double standard regarding requests for shift changes during the pandemic over childcare, something which her white colleagues were granted.

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