The number of racist incidents reported by nurses in the UK has risen sharply by a startling 55 per cent over the past three years. According to an analysis by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), more than 1,000 calls for advice and support are expected from nursing staff this year, up from just under 700 in 2022.What is particularly troubling is that these are not isolated outbursts but part of a growing pattern of hostility directed at those caring for others. Nurses who come to the UK from abroad or belong to ethnic-minority groups increasingly find themselves confronted with bias, exclusion and overt racial hostility.
