- Conference
- 2008 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 13 September 2007
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference is deeply concerned that Black healthcare workers and social services staff who work in communities are often the subject of racist abuse and sometimes racist violence. Hate crime against primary healthcare workers and other frontline staff is increasing.
Conference welcomes the policy of Zero Tolerance in NHS departments such as A&E, hospital wards, etc but conference believes that it should be rolled out to community health centres and primary healthcare centres.
Conference requests National Black Members Committee to work with National Executive Council and Trade Union Congress to lobby government and campaign for a zero tolerance policy on racism in all NHS departments, community clinics, GP surgeries, etc Primary healthcare workers and social service workers are doing vital work in our communities, and they should not be intimidated or abuse because of the colour of their skin.