title: What is the law if a patient refuses treatment based on the nurse's race?
abstract: This article considers the legal implications of racism within health care where a patient makes it clear that he or she is not prepared to be attended to by a nurse of a specific ethnic group. It looks at the rights available to the victim of the racism, the action which should be taken by management and the provisions of the Equality Act 2006.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D011822:Race Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom