The measures, which also include new Staff Standards, are part of reforms laid out in the Lord Mann review today which was commissioned by former secretary of state, Wes Streeting, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in October 2025.

Lord John Mann said: ‘The NHS as an employer must act as a responsible and inclusive employer and take the responsibility of making its employment and service to patients one that the entirety of the country, including our Jewish community, can feel and see is one that is for them as well as everybody else.'

With 16% of Muslim staff and 20% of Black and minority ethnic staff also reporting discrimination in the last year, the reforms are designed to benefit everyone who experiences hatred or abuse in the health service.

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Dean Royles, interim chief executive of NHS Employers, said: ‘Antisemitic language and behaviour have become more visible and normalised - including within the NHS. They have no place in our communities, and certainly no place in our health service. Jewish staff and patients must feel safe at work and seek treatment without fear of prejudice or abuse.

Rebecca Gray, director at The NHS Alliance said: ‘It is vital that Jewish staff and patients feel safe at work, are able to practice and seek treatment without fear of prejudice or abuse and are provided with the respect and dignity we all deserve.'

Alan Clamp, Professional Standards Authority chief executive, said: ‘In 2019 we introduced our standard for regulators on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Although much progress has been made, we recognise there is more to do. Earlier this year, we published updated standards which will help to reinforce our expectations for the regulators we oversee.

‘We welcome the recommendations within the review for the PSA. We will now give careful consideration to how we can take them forward in the most effective way and continue to support an active approach within professional regulation to tackling discrimination.'