The NHS: overwhelmed by identity politics
By William Clouston, spiked:
[…] For all its constant demands for more resources, the NHS is better-funded than ever. Its budget has soared to record levels recently. Yet it is increasingly struggling to meet the public’s needs. As my friend was lying in pain and waiting for his operation, a story emerged that revealed the health service’s skewed priorities.
The NHS Senior Leadership Onboarding and Support website, designed for senior NHS staff, published a blog about race, which went viral over the weekend. It was written by Aishnine Benjamin, an equality, diversity and inclusion lead at the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The blog is addressed to ‘white people in the UK’. In it, Benjamin introduces NHS staff to the basics of critical race theory…
…The NHS and other national institutions employ vast numbers of equality, diversity and inclusion officers at colossal expense. The only thing these highly paid people produce is division. It’s hard to think of a better strategy for eroding public support for the usually popular NHS.
These superfluous diversity jobs are diverting resources away from frontline healthcare.
See also:
NHS whistleblower who raised concerns about drugs for kids with gender dysphoria wins payout, by Brandon Showalter Christian Today
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