My career has taken me from student nurse to a member of the Chief Nurses Advisory Group. Despite my successes within the NHS, my career and mental health suffered because of institutional racism and discrimination. In many ways, my story is not unique. Speak to any person of colour and they can tell you terrible stories–personal or shared– of missing out on jobs they were overqualified for, malicious colleagues blocking their promotions, and facing interview panels that didn’t have a single member that looked like them. These stories help us to understand the problems within the NHS and wider society. Here, I share mine with the hope that it helps us move forward stronger, together, and better than ever.
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