Toxic Prejudice in Nursing: The Illusion of Safety through Islamophobia The Nursing and Midwifery Council's decision to strike Belinda Ellams from the nursing register is a welcome step towards addressing bigotry within the profession.
However, it only scratches the surface of a more insidious issue.
Ellams' actions were not isolated incidents of prejudice, but rather symptoms of a pervasive culture of Islamophobia within certain segments of the nursing profession.