NHS is failing to deal with antisemitism

The government has announced a “short, sharp review” of antisemitism in the NHS, with the prime minister saying some cases are ”simply not being dealt with”.

Sir Keir Starmer announced the review in a meeting with the Community Safety Trust, which protects Jewish communities in the UK, today. He said: “There are just too many examples, clear examples, of antisemitism that have not been dealt with adequately or effectively.

“So we need to do that review. We’ve already put in place management training in relation to the NHS, but I think we need a wider review, because in some cases, clear cases are simply not being dealt with, and so we need to get to the root of that.” HSJ has asked what management training he is referring to.

Baron John Mann, who is the government’s adviser on antisemitism, has been appointed to carry out the review.

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting today said there was “racism in our ranks” and he had been shocked by “NHS staff who seem to think that racism against Jewish people is acceptable – encouraged by a complacent and indifferent regulatory system.”

It follows widespread media coverage of cases where doctors who appeared to have made antisemitic remarks were allowed to continue working. Mr Streeting has previously said that in future they would be suspended before facing a tribunal.

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Source: HSJ, 16 October 2025