An NHS hospital trust has vowed to review its dress code after staff were pictured wearing ‘free Palestine’ badges and shirts.
Following complaints from hospital Jewish staff and patients, Barts Health NHS Trust requested an immediate review.
It has even been claimed that hospital staff have risked the patients’ health as a result of arguments over the offensive pro-Palestinian clothing, according to a UKLFI report.
Barts Health NHS Trust (Barts Trust) runs five hospitals in London, including St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross, Newham, and Royal London.
A Barts Trust spokesperson told the law firm: ‘I can confirm that in response to recent feedback and concerns raised, we are about to commence a review of our Uniform and Dress Code policy and will not be waiting until the October 2025 review date noted on the policy.’
A medical laboratory worker was seen wearing a Palestinian Football Team jersey with Arabic text on the front, according to UKLFI.
Other staff in the past year have reportedly been wearing large badges attached to their hospital lanyards with the slogan ‘Free Palestine’.
A student at Whipps Cross Hospital was also allegedly photographed by a patient being treated on dialysis wearing a Palestine football shirt with two maps of Israel on the back and Palestinian stripes.
The dialysis staff threatened to cease treating the patient if he didn’t remove the photo after he complained about the shirt.
Caroline Turner commented on behalf of UKLFI, saying: ‘It is particularly concerning that some of the staff members wearing the Palestine Flag pin are in senior positions, setting a very poor example for other staff.
‘It is important that hospitals promote an environment of neutrality. In such a diverse workplace, political displays can create division and discomfort.’
This comes after shocking footage broke out last night in Paris as witnesses accused a group of Israeli football fans of launching an attack on French supporters during their high-security match.
Onlookers have stated that the opposition team’s supporters sparked the commotion that broke out in the Stade de France, and a cell phone recording captured the moment spectators left their seats.
According to witnesses, they witnessed young guys allegedly running over seats while sporting blue Star of David flags on their backs, masks, and balaclavas before hitting victims.
French authorities imposed a strict security presence to avoid a recurrence of the violence that occurred during the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game in Amsterdam last week.
It is not appropriate for the NHS to permit its employees to voice their political opinions. They ought to be engaging in that activity after work. In all honesty, not at all. The idea of threatening to stop treating patients if they complain is ludicrous and unacceptable, and a threat to withdraw or withhold treatment should be reported.
Perhaps they need to provide jobs in Gaza in the hospitals that remain to those who wear slogans.
In England, it is required that hospital employees wear uniforms. You are there to work, not to speak or wear t-shirts that make political statements. Simply go about your work; to be honest, our leaders in the UK are powerless to stop the disaster in the Middle East. To resolve any ongoing disputes, they have their own governments. We are not the police of the globe.
Additionally, there are too many medical staff members who have intolerable views these days, so never, ever disclose your sexual orientation or religion to the NHS.
It’s amazing, isn’t it? You can’t wear a cross in case it offends non-Christians but you can walk around in a free Palestine top.
Showing up for work at the NHS as if it were a non-uniform school day is a complete embarrassment. Their purpose is to treat everyone equally.
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