NHS Trust Asks Staff To Stop Using Phrases Like 'Blind Leading The Blind'

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NHS Trust Asks Staff To Stop Using Phrases Like 'Blind Leading The Blind'
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Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, has issued guidance to staff asking them to avoid using phrases like 'blind leading the blind' and 'deaf to reason' due to concerns they could cause offense.

An NHS trust has asked staff to stop using phrases such as the "blind leading the blind" and "deaf to reason" amid fears they will cause offence. Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust, which is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, is understood to have issued guidance to staff last week.

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