‘Shocking' NHS challenge encourages all staff to fast during Ramadan
'It's absolutely shocking, NHS staff have been encouraged by top management to fast for Ramadan,' Mr Christys told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
'To display allyship and solidarity with their Muslim colleagues, it was called the NHS Ramadan Challenge.
'They also produced a leaflet, some booklets, about converting, so converting people to Islam.'
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