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...Sexist and racist patients could be barred from non-emergency care at NHS trusts, under new rules to be enforced from April.
...Currently, staff can refuse to treat non-critical patients who are verbally aggressive or physically violent towards them.
...Health Secretary Matt Hancock wrote to all NHS staff on Tuesday to announce stronger measures to investigate abuse and harassment towards staff, saying "No act of violence or abuse is minor".
...More from Nhs. Mr Hancock outlined a new joint agreement with police and the Crown Prosecution Service which will give police more powers to investigate and prosecute cases where NHS staff are the victim of a crime.
...These new rules were announced with the release of the 2019 NHS Staff Survey for England, which showed more than a quarter of NHS workers were bullied, harassed or abused in one year.
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