Nurse sacked for trying to help an old lady.

[Headbanger]

I have just read about a nurse,Sue Angold, who was sacked and lost her home for the crime of trying to help a 95 year old lady.Another case of health and safety gone mad. There is an online petition if you feel as strongly about this as I do.all the details are on this link.

http://www.ipetitions...gn=Send%2Bto%2BFriend

[boxtops]

I don't think it's Health and Safety, I think it's red tape - absolutely barking mad, but where were the carers who should have been there, who should have responded to the call in the first place?

[pdust]

that is bloody ridiculous! not just that the poor woman was left for so long but also the woman getting sacked..

[tinkerbell23]

An ABSOLUTE DISGRACE i would never leave anyone in that state- shocking- poor lady and poor sue. X

[Mamyalynne]

The world has gone mad, signed.

[brenda]

Done --with comment .

A disgraceful state of affairs.

[Ann]

I signed it willingly - this story is an utter disgrace, it just shows what a mess this world is in - we need more caring people like Sue.
One worry is, after signing I was encouraged to donate via Paypal (I didn't) but they now have my email address and I have received an email immediately - hope it doesn't open the floodgates to junk emails or worse that it is a scam?

[boxtops]

what does the email say, ann?

[daffy654]

http://www.mirror.co....oman-115875-23389062/

[daffy654]

I also got an email, it just thanks me for my signature.

[ladybirder]

HB, this has a date of Friday 2nd September on it. That's over 4 months ago if it's 2011. Is it still active?

[daffy654]

There is a link on the petition webpage to contact the petition sponsor if you want to find out about the status of this lady's case.

[Ann]

Yes checked it all out and appears to be ok - even the Guardian newspaper is getting support from running the story. The personal email was just to thank me and gave details to pass on to others to sign the petition if they wanted to help the cause. There is a blog, updated daily and Sue has thanked everyone today for their support - see on here
http://www.ipetitions...ustice4sueangold/blog

[Headbanger]

Ann I didn't donate either. The email is just an acknowledgement, standard practice with this type of thing.The story was in the Sunday Express so not a scam. Thanks for signing.

[Caran]

She also lost her home that she had lived in with her children for 2+ years I have signed it too.

[Caran]

sorry 20+ years.

[TWR]

The person that sacked Sue for this so-called offence should be sacked! it seems to me that she / he does not know the meaning of CARE. I have signed.

[divegirl]

Signed!

Lisa x

[rowanwitch]

If the elderly person in question was that in need of such a high level service there should have been appropriate lifting equipment in place suitable for single person interventions. No it wasn't an emergency as in life or death but it sounds like a reasonable intervention. However it is possible to wash and change a person and change a bed by rolling them so she would not have needed to place herself and the client at risk of injury by transferring the lady to a commode. Not worthy of a sacking though a training issue maybe

[woofgang]

I would be surprised if that was the whole story.....not saying what is missing and who the missing facts would help but I bet that there are some facts missing there. If the facts are as stated and no more, she would have a case for unfair dismissal IMO. (used to work in the community in the NHS as a manager...I know more than I want to about manual handling and elf and safety law).

[RATTER15]

I have signed it.

I also understand how this type of thing can happen, I see it regularly. I often see people braking rules and regulations to help people. it is usually around safety concerns etc.

If I manually lift one of our residents to help him or her to stand from a chair although they can walk perfectly well, I would basically be abusing that resident by not following protocol and the recommended methods for assisting this resident to stand. we have hoists and stand aids, lifting belts etc to aid a person to stand, standing this person manually could cause a dislocation of her shoulder or injure my back.

I could be sacked for it.

Things are never black and white!