Nurse’s fate a clear lesson for would-be whistleblowers
April 21st, 2009 | Published in UK News | 2 Comments
It’s not general practice and she’s not a GP, but the decision to strike off whistleblower Margaret Haywood is a controversial one with clear implications for the rest of the medical profession.
Ms Haywood, a nurse at the Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton, helped the BBC’s Panorama programme with undercover filming to reveal the neglect of elderly patients.
Despite the BBC arguing there was an ‘overarching public interest’ in producing the programme, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has this afternoon ruled that Ms Haywood should be struck off, after being a nurse for more than 20 years.
Read full article: Pulse
April 21st, 2009at 13:51(#)
Disgusting.
She probably did more for patient care by her actions than had she not committed the alleged ‘neglect’.
Stinks of a political decision and intended to serve as a warning to other NHS employees to ensure they shut up and keep quiet about the plethora of problems with the organisation.
Google ‘GP struck off’ and be amazed at what you have to do to loose your job as a doctor!
April 21st, 2009at 22:43(#)
Damn right! I was tottaly shocked when I heard this on the news and not a lot shocks me