An independent review into antisemitism in the NHS has recommended banning NHS workers from wearing pro-Palestinian badges, citing concerns over Jewish patients and staff concealing their faith for fear of harassment. The review, led by Lord John Mann, found that Jewish NHS employees face 'routine ostracism' and have considered quitting the health service altogether.
NHS workers should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges, an independent review into antisemitism in the health service has recommended, after finding Jewish patients and staff are concealing their faith for fear of harassment.
The measure is one of a series of sweeping recommendations made by Lord John Mann, the Government's independent advisor on antisemitism, after his review found Jewish NHS employees face 'routine ostracism' - with some so distressed they have considered quitting the health service altogether. The suggestions, which came after Lord Mann was tasked to look into the issue last year, called on the NHS to be 'a responsible and inclusive employer' as part of the measures set to be laid out before Parliament on Thursday.
These also include stronger accountability for NHS managers, improved recording and monitoring of racist incidents, facilitating more patients to record their ethnicity and banning the wearing of scrubs or uniform at political protests. Under the guidance, NHS employees should also be forbidden from wearing of political insignia while at work, with Jewish patients revealing they are experiencing discrimination to the point of not seeking, or putting off crucial, NHS medical care.
The Government has pledged it will move 'swiftly' to implement the findings. This comes after former health secretary Wes Streeting agreed in March to give regulators the power to ensure practitioners who use 'intolerably racist and anti-Semitic language' are struck off from the medical register. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said there have been 'too many' recent examples of doctors expressing anti-Jewish sentiment on social media without swift action being taken.
NHS workers should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges and wearing scrubs to political protests, an independent review into antisemitism in the health service has recommended. Pictured: Dr Rahmeh Aladwan pictured at a protest Dr Aladwan (pictured) was allowed to keep working for the NHS despite making a 'slit your throat' gesture at Jewish protesters and posting anti-Semitic tirades online.
The trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, 31, was investigated but escaped suspension at tribunal because of her 'right to freedom of speech'. Dr Aladwan was subsequently barred from practising for 15 months at a second hearing in November but denied making racist or hateful comments. The row led to Mr Streeting asking regulators to explain 'why they are failing so publicly and abysmally in their responsibility to protect Jewish staff and Jewish patients'.
Lord Mann was tasked last year by the Government to look into ways patients could be protected from racism after a rise in reports of antisemitism by NHS doctors. Doctor Richard Caplan described antisemitism as being 'quite freely expressed' among colleagues, adding he has 'never experienced views like this' and crediting October 7, 2023 attacks as the 'turning point'.
He told the BBC: 'The informal political discussions about recent events have quickly turned from being quite a measured discussion between colleagues into quite literally pointing out the irony of what's going on in Gaza and comparing it to the Holocaust.
'This has become a widely accepted fact and perfectly acceptable thing to say. ' The report joined several other independent reviews of antisemitism across varying sectors, which were commissioned in the wake of the October 2025 deadly terror attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester.
Read More Wes Streeting announces new powers to suspend anti-Semitic and racist doctors During which Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said there was a need for a wider review into the NHS despite management training already being put in place, 'because in some cases, clear cases are simply not being dealt with'. The Government said intended reforms in response to the review's findings will 'benefit everyone who experiences hatred or abuse in the health service', not just victims of antisemitism.
This pledge comes as Rabbi Charley Baginsky, co-lead of movement for progressive Judaism, said the consequences of global warfare, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is 'making its way into hospital beds'. She told ITV this increases the 'vulnerability' of Jewish citizens, stemming from a situation by the Israeli government which is 'way beyond their control'.
DHSC said a new staff standard will be introduced setting minimum expectations for how organisations must prevent, respond to and learn from incidents of racism, while mandatory anti-racism training, specifically including antisemitism, will be put in place for NHS trust chairs and chief executives within six months
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