NHS does not Record Religious Discrimination

Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Freedom of Conscience
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Religion

The National Health Service has confirmed, in response to a question from a Member of Parliament, that it does not collect information on instances of discrimination against NHS staff on the basis of their faith.

Instances of discrimination against NHS staff on the basis of their faith can include patients refusing treatment by a worker of a specific faith, disciplinary actions against workers for exercise of faith-based conscience, and termination of employment.

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