Around 8.48 percent of NHS staff in England experienced discrimination from a patient or a person connected to that patient/service user in 2023. Since 2018, experienced discrimination among NHS staff has increased. However, discrimination is experienced far more common by staff with other ethnic background than White, with roughly one in five staff members of ethnic background saying they experienced discrimination from patients in 2023.
Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity
The results show the percentage of respondents agreeing with statement "In the last 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work from patients / service users, their relatives or other members of the public?"
The number of respondents for the following years: 2018 n= 480,540 2019 n= 551,420 2020 n = 570,607 2021 n = 619,108 2022 n = 636,348
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NHS. (March 7, 2024). Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. "Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. (2024). Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. "Share of Nhs Staff That Experienced Discrimination from Patients/Service Users, Their Relatives or Other Members of The Public in England from 2018 to 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS, Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of NHS staff that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], NHS, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883058/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
