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NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff report St George’s flags signal areas of anti-migrant hostility causing intimidation and abuse during home visits, raising concerns for worker safety.
- Nursing leaders warned that St George's flags identify no-go zones for NHS staff who visit patients at home, with several NHS trust chief executives reporting frequent staff intimidation across the UK.
- Trusts note their workforce relies heavily on overseas recruitment and diversity, and Daniel Elkes, chief executive of NHS Providers, said the NHS has long depended on overseas-recruited staff.
- Frontline staff report isolated visits that can place them in precarious situations, with nurses often entering homes alone, locking doors, and trusts reporting aggression and care for patients convicted of sex offences.
- Trust leaders say industrial action forces cover shifts, reducing staffing and raising safety risks as resident doctors begin a 5-day strike on Friday.
- Trusts say progress on AI and digital work risks being undone by further disruption, with NHS leaders on productivity warning strikes add a financial cost ahead of the Budget and `That's money the NHS does not have.
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St George’s flags 'are creating no go zones' as NHS staff 'feel intimidated'
Staff feel intimidated by the presence of flags across the country, including when they visit people in their own homes to provide treatment, according to several NHS trust chief executives and leaders.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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