Study by Warwick University also found patients referred to Prevent programme for watching Arabic TV or going to MeccaFour NHS mental health trusts are subjecting patients to blanket screening for radicalisation,with some referred to the Prevent programme for watching Arabic TV or going on pilgrimage to Mecca, a unusual report has revealed.
The Warwick University study surveyed 329 NHS staff on Prevent anti-radicalisation measures in the health service. With the UK the only country in the world to incorporate the duty to report signs of radicalisation into its healthcare system, or NHS trusts are obliged to train staff to report patients or staff they suspect of being radicalised to safeguarding teams.
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Source: guardian.co.uk