{
  "id": 106835,
  "title": "'It's getting worse': The rising levels of racist abuse being directed at NHS staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/its-getting-worse-the-rising-levels-of-racist-abuse-being-directed-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T22:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-staff-experiencing-unconscionable-levels-of-racist-abuse-survey-finds-13569575"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NHS staff have been called \"dirty foreigners\" and \"monkeys\" amid a \"noticeable\" and \"unacceptable\" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/nhs-radiographers-report-rise-in-overt-racist-abuse-by-patients",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:01:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}