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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

NHS staff barred from workplace for considering Palestine demonstration

Two women look out a window in shadow
The pair, known only as Layla and Maya, were temporarily reassigned to other NHS workplaces in London. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

Two NHS professionals were investigated and barred from their workplace for expressing interest in organising a peaceful protest in support of Palestine during their lunch break.

The therapist and nurse were accused of posing a threat to the “personal safety” of the staff at Kensington and Chelsea child and adolescent mental health service, and of “bringing the trust into disrepute” for considering the demonstration.

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