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Academic
Paul Awah
Diagnostic radiographer, NHS
Aug 2026Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 3 Aug 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Paul Awah: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Diagnostic radiographer, NHS
- Quoted on
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 12 Aug 2026
- First quoted
- 3 Aug 2026
04 On the record · press
What Paul Awah has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- itv.com
- novaramedia.com
- personneltoday.com
- sor.org
Where Paul Awah has been quoted
- NHS Staff Called 'Dirty Foreigners' Amid Rise in Racist Abuse by Patientsnovaramedia.com · 12 Aug 2026
- 'I'm not a leech': NHS doctor hits out at racist abuse from patientsitv.com · 4 Aug 2026
- NHS workers face rise in racist abusepersonneltoday.com · 4 Aug 2026
- NHS staff face worsening racist abuse following rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, says Society of Rad | SoRsor.org · 3 Aug 2026
How we found the articles that name Paul Awah: we searched news for these terms.
- NHS workforce
- staff shortages
- nursing shortage
- nurse recruitment
- care workforce
- care worker pay
- social care workforce
- NHS long term workforce plan
Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing
Verbatim
“Patients claim not to hear what I'm saying, or say they can't understand me. English is the only language I speak, and I believe I'm clear enough when I'm speaking to patients.”
“It's happened to me on two different occasions, when the patient is looking at me quite clearly in terms of my skin colour.”
“It's definitely got worse - people are more expressive now.”
“It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive now.”
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