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OMG . . . how do they continue to get away with this behaviour ?
I’ve just got in and read this, and can’t believe my ears. Something smelly’s obviously up, because they’re already blaming fun-loving radio disc jockey’s in colonial places. And that’s just wrong.
Anyway, Kate seems to be vomiting slightly less than last week, and that’s the main thing.
A woman has died just a few hours ago and you make a joke of it…tacky and tasteless [-(
not exactly , there must surely have been a lot of underlying reasons and/or instability for what happened, besides the answering of a phone call.
To which I am sympathetic.
it’s the two aussie radio dj’s that killed her……….she must have felt total shame and was probably so worried that people would hate her in this country for talking to the dj’s……..i hope they get charged
I realise it’s not a clear comparison, but blaming the DJ’s for this is kinda like blaming a train driver when someone throws themselves under their train. How could they have known the events that would occur as a result of their prank. The prank would have been forgotten about within a few days, and I thought the prank was actually quite funny.
Personally i’ve never found those kind of pranks funny, its just making someone look silly so u can have a giggle at them, its a kind of bullying. However there was no way to know how this prank would play out and end up with a family losing a loved one. The DJ’s didnt seem to be particularly sorry after they pulled this prank but they must be feeling devastated now.
hang em i say …………
two children and a husband will be grieving tonight all because of a hoax phone call
“It is deeply saddening that a simple human error due to a cruel hoax could lead to the death of a dedicated and caring member of the nursing profession.”
I understand that the NHS Trust involved was “supporting” the member of staff.
A breach of confidentiality is gross misconduct and can lead to a member of staff being sacked, as well as a referral to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which can result in removal from the register.
Public servants appear to be public enemy number one at the moment with politicians and the media calling for sackings every time a mistake is made. The management of the Trust would have been aware of this and would have been expecting serious repercussions, despite the fact that this was clearly a matter of dishonesty on the part of the DJs. (Indeed playing such a tape on radio is an offence both here and in Australia if the participants do not consent to it being played.)
The NHS has one of the most brutal management cultures in the UK, goaded on by politicians eager to make political capital. In what way was this member of staff was made explicitly aware of the situation, and the consequences for both her and the Trust (as a nurse she would have known this any case)?
In such a situation, where she clearly was at risk of losing her job and her career, I wonder how “supportive” her employers were in practice, and what effect her dilemma had on her mental state. Only the Trust and the poor woman herself will ever know the answers to these questions and sadly she is now dead.
This is not just a case of someone who made a decision because she was embarrassed by the publicity.
So who exactly is to blame?
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