Watchdog to probe racism claims

A GOVERNMENT watchdog on racism is to investigate concerns of discrimination in the appointment of consultant doctors.

Watchdog to probe racism claims

The National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) said it would be looking into the matter as part of their next strategy, to be published in September.

"Racism is often much more subtle than racist abuse or attack. For instance, one issue that should be looked at is that 50% of non-consultant doctors are non-EU citizens, yet only 2% of consultants are," said Philip Watt of NCCRI.

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