Opinion: I'm disgusted at the way the NHS staff I represent are being treated

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Even at a time of national crisis, workers inside the NHS are scared to speak out for fear they will face disciplinary proceedings

pandemic, NHS England, the government body that oversees the English NHS, is now controlling media communications and even people’s personal social media accounts are being monitored. Staff have been instructed not to speak out about their concerns at a time of huge national public interest. Not only are senior management dictating who staff should speak to and about what, but in doing so they are also denying them a form of expression.

 

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