In England, discrimination is experienced far more commonly by doctors or dentists with an ethnic background other than white, with roughly 18 percent of medical and dental practitioners of ethnic background saying they experienced discrimination from patients in 2024. Comparatively, only 8 percent of white doctors and dentists said so. The difference between ethnic groups and experiencing discrimination is even more pronounced among all staff groups in the NHS England.
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Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity
Characteristic
White dental/medical staff
Dental/medical staff from all other ethnic groups combined
The results show the percentage of respondents agreeing with the statement “In the last 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work from patients / service users, their relatives or other members of the public?”
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NHS. (March 13, 2025). Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. "Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity." Chart. March 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. (2025). Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS. "Share of Nhs Doctors and Dentist That Experienced Discrimination from Patients/Service Users, Their Relatives or Other Members of The Public in England from 2019 to 2024, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
NHS, Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Share of NHS doctors and dentist that experienced discrimination from patients/service users, their relatives or other members of the public in England from 2019 to 2024, by ethnicity [Graph], NHS, March 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560736/nhs-staff-experience-of-discrimination-by-patients/
