Those representing doctors and nurses want solidarity in calling out the 'aggressive and unreasonable behaviour of a small minority'.
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"Our midwives, doctors, nurses, porters, cleaners, everyone working for the NHS, has the right to safety and respect in the workplace. "To those who abuse us for simply making polite requests to wear masks or to maintain social distance in hospitals or GP practices, to those who deny the existence of the pandemic or the science of vaccination, to those who issue death threats or incite violence against us, we say enough is enough.
"Twitter should be a safe space for doctors to speak up about the importance of vaccination but all we have got back is a wall of abuse.Chief nursing officer for England Ruth May said:"Despite the despicable actions of a minority, the overarching support we have seen from the wider public has helped carry us through the pandemic and we are proud to have helped millions of patients over the last year.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said:"We now need to be more united than ever and show our solidarity by calling out the aggressive and unreasonable behaviour of a small minority."
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