Britain’s National Health Service can refuse to treat people who are homophobic, racist or sexist from April. The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock wrote to all NHS staff yesterday to announce the new rules.
They allow staff to turn away non-emergency patients. They can already refuse to treat non-critical patients who threaten them or physically attack them.
But now they will also be able to refuse care to patients who bully or harass them or making homophobic, sexist or racist comments. ‘Being