Posted: 00:31 Thursday, June 26 2008
Yet again, a Nurse is threatened with discipline after highlighting bad practices in our Health and Caring system.
She wore a secret camera and filmed incidents that included force feeding a patient and poor hygiene in Ealing Hospital, West london.
Instead of praising the whistleblowing Care Assistant and taking action against the Nurses and Management, the Health Authority reported her to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Nomaizwe Ndebelel, is charged with having failed to protect the interests and dignity of her patients.
Two of the Nurses exposed by Channel Four's Dispatches were also investigated by the NMC but no action was taken.
Abuse, poor hygiene and a lack of care is rife in our Hospitals and Care(!) Homes across the country.
When Nurses and Care Assistants report incidents, Management either silence or sack them.
NOTHING ever changes.
Why do we accept this ?
Why dont we change things ?
Because the system does not work.
Lets change the system.
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