Nurse told to bleach skin wins damages
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Nurse told to bleach skin wins damages

A black nurse who was told to bleach her skin to look whiter so ‘patients will be nice to you’ has been awarded nearly £26,000 in compensation.

Nursing Standard. 38, 4, 6-6. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.4.6.s3

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