Today, Campaign Against Antisemitism has published a groundbreaking documentary on antisemitism in the healthcare sector, titled “Malignant: Antisemitism in the NHS”.
The documentary presents interviews with NHS practitioners and patients detailing their horrendous experiences, including:
• A Jewish nurse subjected to a Nazi salute;
• Antisemitic abuse to a Jewish patient during surgery;
• A senior Jewish medical professor receiving antisemitic death threats;
• A Jewish patient being treated by a leader of a now-proscribed Islamist terrorist organisation;
• A Jewish emergency worker being physically attacked by a colleague;
• and more.
You can watch the full documentary here.
You can read exclusive pre-broadcast coverage of our documentary published in The Telegraph today here, which includes an op-ed authored by CAA Chief Executive Gideon Falter on the topic.
In addition, we are today publishing representative polling of the Jewish community that shows:
• A clear majority of British Jews would be concerned about not receiving equal care because they are Jewish.
• One third of British Jews who have used the NHS since 7th October 2023 say that they were uncomfortable due to their Jewish identity.
• More than four in ten British Jews who have used the NHS since 7th October 2023 took steps to hide their Jewish identity.
You can find the full results below.
The anecdotal evidence presented in the documentary, together with the empirical data provided by the polling, demonstrate the magnitude and severity of this institutional crisis.
Stephen Silverman, Director of Investigations and Enforcement at Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “Our documentary exposes the antisemitic rot at the heart of our NHS. The anecdotal evidence presented in our film, together with the empirical data provided by our polling, demonstrate the magnitude and severity of this institutional crisis.
“The NHS touches us all at times in our life when we are the most vulnerable. This crisis requires a wide-ranging response that addresses the growing extremist culture within healthcare, the abysmal failure of regulation, the shocking lack of transparency and the total absence of accountability. We cannot accept politicians pointing to past reviews and recommendations: we need real and robust action now. That is why we are also presenting a detailed plan to address this national scandal. Practitioners, trusts, regulators and others must all act.
“At the very moment when they need the NHS the most, instead of being able to trust our national healthcare provider, Jewish people are having to hide their identity for fear of unequal treatment or abuse. As long as that is the case, the NHS cannot be said to be for everyone.”
Polling
If you needed the NHS, would you be concerned about not receiving equal medical or administrative treatment because you are Jewish?
Yes 65.1
No 25.6
Don’t know 9.3
Have you received clinical care at an NHS institution since 7th October 2023?
Yes 59.8
No 40.2
Whilst receiving clinical care at an NHS institution have you felt uncomfortable due to your Jewish identity?
Yes 20.6
No 35.1
Don’t know 4.1
Whilst receiving clinical care at an NHS institution did you take steps to conceal your Jewish identity (for example by hiding signs of Jewishness, avoiding mentioning that you are Jewish, etc.)?
Yes 25.5
No 32.4
Don’t know 1.9
Fieldwork was conducted between 3rd and 20th November 2025. In total, 4,490 valid responses were obtained.
You can find information about methodology here.
