A Petition has Demanded an Inquiry into Minority Staff

A nurse is part of the group who have handed a petition to Downing Street. The petition is calling for an enquiry to be done, so that people can find out more about the injustices that people are facing. Black and minority nurses, whether they are part of a nursing recruitment agency or nurse agency, are finding it hard to have their voices heard. The same applies to carers who are seeking care jobs. So far, the petition has around 1,100 signatures and they have urged the government to do an enquiry to find out what issues are currently being dealt with. From racial discrimination to dismissals that might have been unfair and more. They want to try and see what lessons can be learned and they also want to stop further cases from surfacing. A lot of people worry that they are hiding behind the system and that this kind of behaviour cannot continue. The petition included NHS staff as well as the chair of the British Nurse Association for India. The petition was originally created to try and help cases that were happening all across the country. Michelle Cox who is a senior nurse has won a tribunal against the NHS for racial discrimination and it would seem that this is having a domino effect across the sector. The judgement has now been published and it was found that the treatment she received was unfavourable and that she was discriminated against because of her race. She has since been willing to speak up and this is helping people to take the right course of action. A lot of people work in NHS and social care but it would seem that their experiences are only just coming to light, especially for minority groups.

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