Tackling antisemitism in the NHS

The Government has accepted Lord Mann’s recommendations on tackling antisemitism in the NHS. In the wake of a series of attacks on the Jewish community, including intimidation and abuse within the NHS, in October 2025 the former Secretary of State and the Prime Minister commissioned Lord Mann to lead an urgent review into how the NHS and its regulatory system recognises, reports and tackles antisemitism and other forms of racism.

The results of the review have now been published, with a comprehensive set of recommendations to strengthen accountability, to improve reporting and investigation processes, and to embed an anti-racist culture across the health system, better to protect patients and staff from discrimination and abuse. Lord Mann:f

• sets out recommendations to tackle “routine ostracism” of Jewish people in the NHS, including stronger accountability and mandatory training;
• reemphasises the role of NHS employers as the first line of defence against racism and discrimination for patients and staff;
• recommends that NHS employers should be required to meet new staff standards and complete mandatory anti-racism training to tackle antisemitism; and
• calls upon the Government to make it clear that all racism in the NHS is abhorrent.

A specific recommendation is to prohibit staff from wearing “political symbols”. Continue reading →