BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood

Subject: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 07:58 PM

Nurse Margaret Haywood, at the Royal Free Hospital could not stand the way elderly patients were mistreated. She complained via the internal complaints procedure but nothing happened. So she helped the BBC expose the malpractice. This has led to a national campaign to help elderly and defenceless patients.

For her public service, she has been struck off the register.

Protest this injustice as below.



http://wwwindependent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/nurse-struck-off-over-secret-bbc-filming-1669648.html



Please support this nurse by forwarding the e-mail below to [e-mail]. See the above link for the story.


To: [e-mail]
Subject: Nurse Margaret Haywood

I believe the decision that you took in striking off Nurse Maragret Haywood was wrong both professionally and morally. What she did was to highlight bad practice. In disciplining her you are in effect supporting such practices. This decision should be reviewed and reversed.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Emma B
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 08:02 PM

Thanks for the link Richard - maybe she should just have prayed with them?

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 08:03 PM

Correction - Royal Sussex Hospital

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 08:06 PM

Yea...whistle blowers anywhere DO seem to suffer. Sorry I can't sign the thing, I'm in the US

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 08:32 PM

There is facebook group that anyone can join

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74443012982


It seems there will soon be a No 10 e-petition as well (but only those in the UK or who are UK citizens overseas will be able to sign that.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GRex
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 05:28 AM

I agree and have emailed.

             GRex

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Jojam
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 09:21 AM

I have sent email will sing petion when online. It is an appaling decision.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Flash Company
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 09:56 AM

Sent e-mail one minute ago!
Well done Richard.

Brian Q

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Jojam
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 10:07 AM

Please excuse typo errors in my earlier post. I have also joined facebook group, unable to find No 10 e-peition as yet.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 10:30 AM

While appreciating that she DID expose serious malpractice , the reason given for her being struck off , As I understand the reports , is because she was concentrating on the filming and NOT giving due care to the patients !
Other than that , it still seems unfair that exposure of Malpractice results in her losing her ability to work in her chosen profession

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Emma B
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 11:11 AM

The reason for being struck off was 'breach of confidentiality'

The disciplinary panel of the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) decided that Ms Haywood, from Liverpool, had breached the confidentiality of the patients by filming them without their consent which was a "major breach of the code of conduct" and "fundamentally incompatible with being a nurse".

However the disciplinary panel also said there were concerns of an "exceptionally serious nature" involving the failure to deliver "basic nursing care" to patients close to death which "rendered many of their lives miserable".

The panel had dropped the charge that Ms Haywood had broken the NHS Trust's whistle-blowing policy by raising her concerns through the media.
She said she had reported the issues to managers in the Royal Sussex Hospital but nothing had been done.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 01:34 PM

There are now three e-petitions dealing with this topic

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/WhistleBlowing/
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/WhistleBlowing/


http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/haywood/
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/haywood/


and

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nurse-sacked/
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nurse-sacked/

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Rog Peek
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 05:32 PM

Signed.
Rog

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Lizzy B
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 05:38 PM

As a former nurse, who has also tried "whistle blowing", I too encountered similar disinterest from those in authority. I have recently been told by a matron in a nursing home, when I raised my concerns as to the welfare and condition of my visitee, that it was none of my business and to leave as I was not welcome there any more. I applaud Nurse Margaret Haywood's actions and give her 100 per cent backing. Thank goodness there are those who are not afraid to stand up for what is right and proper, and be a voice for those who are not in a position to speak for themselves. I am only sorry that it has cost Nurse Haywood her job. I hope that at some point she will be reinstated. There was a time when the only thing that got patients well was good nursing. Sadly these days are gone for all time. Nurse Haywood has the calibre, dedication and calling that befits the Nursing profession. Good luck, Margaret.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Doc John
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 05:42 PM

She has my full support and my wife's - a nurse herself - too.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 02:20 AM

There is now also an official petition backed by the Royal College of Nursing (the UK trade Union for Nurses) who are paying for Margaret Haywood's legal representation.

This one can be singned by those who are not eligible to sign the No 10 petitions by reason of not being UK resident.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-for-whistleblowing-nurse/sign.html

But if you are eligible you should sill sign ALL the petitions: it is important that support for Nurse Haywood is not diluted.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Rasener
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 05:05 AM

Done

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 06:20 AM

Seems to be growing apace. 145 now on the RCN petition.

I'm still pursuing my MP fairly relentlessly, which would be a good idea for others to follow.

Just a stark reminder that they NEED our votes in less than a year from now. Concentrates the minds!

Don.t

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Jojam
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 06:48 AM

I have signed all petitions & would urge others to do the same

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Penny S.
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 11:27 AM

Any Questions, and its follow-up, came out very strongly in favour of Ms Haywood.

Lizzy, was it a private home? That raises the point about whether it has the right to deny the visit of someone the patient wants to visit them.

Apparently, the permission of families was sought for either the filming, or the showing of the films.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 12:19 PM

Name added. Thank you, Richard, for bringing this to our attention.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: vectis
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 06:40 PM

I'm number 515. Signed everything I could find. Panorama should support her financially to take her case all the way to the top until she gets justice.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 18 Apr 09 - 09:55 PM

Perhaps the UK Nursing regulatory body should be reminded that nursing, as known today, would not exist had it not been for a very determined and well-connected young lady who loudly blew the whistle and upset politicians, military leaders, the Church, the landed classes who at that time ruled the country, and the common people.
When Fliorence Nightingale heard of the plight of British soldiers injured in the Crimean War she usd her father's money to take herself, with a team of helpers, to minister to the sick and try and improve the appalling conditions in the military battlefield "hospitals" of the time.
Florence Nightingale, "the Lady with the lamp", having investigated the conditions she left her helpers in place attending the sick, returned to England and immediately lobbied politicians and contacted the Editors of the newspapers of the day. Her first verbal assault was on her neighbour, the Prime Minister Lord Palmerston.
She actively sought media attention.
She was probably the biggest muck-stirrer of her time.
We all know the outcome of her activities.
Florence Nightingale, probably the best-known UK whistle-blower, is buried at West Wellow, Hampshire, her tombstone marked simply "FN" and her dates of birth and death.

I've signed the petitions. Have you?
Colyn.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 05:23 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 05:48 AM

RCN petition now has 1444 signatures

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 05:59 AM

The Downing street petitions are languishing somewhat.

86, 146, and 40 signatures respectively.

I've received a reply from my MP's office saying that my letter has been passed to him, and he will respond personally in due course (whatever that means to a politician). I intend to keep plugging away at him till he does.

I would suggest that all our MPs should be challenged to respond on this, so they know they are dealing with a large public backlash, which may cost significant loss of votes at next year's polls, should they fail to act.

This is a case for the bulldog approach:-

Find an arse (there are plenty to choose from at Westminster)
Sink the teeth in hard
Shake vigorously till they stop wriggling.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 02:41 PM

I am minded to say that if that is as many people as can be bothered to sign the Downing Street petitions, may the non-signers have the old ages they deserve.

It is, frankly, apalling that so few people will support this rare nurse who stood up for the elderly in her care.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Emma B
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 02:44 PM

I signed the Downing St petition but drew the line at asking for the people on the panel who struck her off to be struck off in turn the old '2 wrongs' I suppose

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 03:07 PM

I have signed 2 of the petitions and joined the facebook group but like Emma B I will not sign the petition asking for other people to be struck off; they may well have been following guidelines that they can do little about.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 07:03 PM

That's fair comment folks.

What is needed is fair treatment for Margaret Haywood, NOT revenge.

Don T

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 09 - 07:07 PM

I would like to know why, in direct contravention of standard operating procedures, this panel was allowed to strike off a nurse anonymously.

Their names should have been appended to the decision, according to their own rules.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: cptsnapper
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 12:27 AM

All three signed.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 12:31 AM

Done!

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Penny S.
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 02:43 PM

I signed all except the vengeful one.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 04:22 PM

You go girl.


A nurse friend of mine witnessed abuse of patients at a hospital in Rochester NY. Things like beating patients with hair brushes.
I gave a camera to the nurse who worked at a NYS mental hospital and presented them to a local benefactor families who had family in that hospital.

After the media barrage, heads rolled and new rules were made.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,John Aitken
Date: 28 Apr 09 - 02:58 AM

This example shows all that is bad about Britain to-day.

Ordinary people can only get angry about it.

We have no champions fighting for or causes, Margaret's case being a typical example.

Who has the guts to stand up and shout for ordinary people?

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Gweltas
Date: 28 Apr 09 - 08:15 AM

I've signed as nr 132 and nr 879 on two of the petitions, but I draw the line at signing the "revenge" petition. I've also "expanded" Richard Bridge's e-mail (Thanks Richard!)as follows, and mailed it.

I believe the decision that you took in striking off Nurse Margaret Haywood was utterly unjust both professionally and morally. What she did was to highlight bad practice. In disciplining her you are in effect condoning such practices. This appallingly unjust decision should be urgently reviewed and reversed.
Failure to do so will create a climate of fear among all patients, both in care and needing to enter care homes, and also their families. It will also serve to stifle any future attempt at whistleblowing, where normal channels have been exhausted.
You also need to urgently create a system where whistle blowers are listened to and their information speedily acted upon, without them being in fear of losing their posts and being struck off the register.
Speaking as a pensioner, I feel strongly that my right to "confidentiality" should never ever be used as an excuse to supercede my right to proper care, delivered with kindness.
It is a woeful reflection on any organisation that in effect protects itself and colludes at continuing bad practice by penalising the whistle blower. Your actions have sent a clear message to all future would be whistle blowers that they risk their careers if they dare to speak out.
Cllr.Anne Kennedy Truscott.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Rocky612
Date: 29 Apr 09 - 06:37 AM

What a travesty - reinstate her immediately and let's
bring common sense back into our society.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Apr 09 - 07:44 PM

Any petition for Margaret Heywood to be included on the next Honours List for services to the NHS and to her patients?

I would read the call for sacking the people who made the decision to strike her off the nursing register not so much as vengeful, but rather as reflecting the self-evident truth that they are pretty clearly not people who can be relied upon to exercise authority on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and that accordingly they should be removed from that position before they can do any more harm.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,J E Smith, Hampshire
Date: 30 Apr 09 - 06:30 AM

I fully support the action that you took, Ms Heywood. Keep on fighting and take your case to the House of Lords and then Europe if necessary. You will win in the end and justice will be done.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: GUEST,Margaret Jones Staffordshire
Date: 04 May 09 - 10:49 AM

As Margaret Haywood has been struck of for misconduct will staff at Stafford hospital be charged with manslaughter? At 62 in the Stafford catchment area I feel vunerable. Many more nursing staff need to show the courage Margaret has shown or my life may be in danger. Each member of nursing and management staff need to take responsibily for the failures of care. Please reinstate Margaret as we need caring proffesionals desperately.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Emma B
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 12:13 PM

"A nurse who was struck off the register for secretly filming care for the elderly at a Brighton hospital has won her battle to return to work.

The High Court approved a settlement between Margaret Haywood and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

The striking-off order imposed in April this year will be replaced with a one-year caution, which means she can now work as a nurse."

BBC News today

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 01:12 PM

Good news.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 01:33 PM

Not good enough, but better than bad.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 01:39 PM

I don't suppose they've done anything about getting rid of the incompetant fools who who struck her off, and disgraced the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

And has anythiong happened to the people who were revealed to be mistreating patients, and to their managers?

"The RCN said it considered the matter satisfactorily resolved." That isn't how it looks to me, and I am sure to most people who think that Margaret Haywood should have been thanked rather than penalised.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 02:11 PM

I think it's appalling!

I missed this, first time round, Richard, so thank you for updating the thread...

Geez, what kind of people are running the NHS these days? And WHAT is wrong with the Royal College of Nursing??????

Have the people who were mistreating the elderly been sacked and brought to justice?

Have those who stopped Margaret from nursing been similarly dealt with?

And how about those who don't provide enough nurses, so that those who are 'on the ground' are so often left to deal with an overwhelming responsibility?

So, let me get this straight...she's exposed ill treatment of patients and for that she was suspended, had her job taken away, possibly indefinitely, despite a TWENTY FIVE YEAR unblemished record...and NOW 'they' have told her that she *can* go back to work, but under *caution* for a YEAR?????

And THAT is Justice?

This stinks!

It stinks of the same smell that pervades the Wall to Wall Carpeted Corridors of those in Torbay Care Trust who refuse to answer criticism and explain their appalling decisions.

The woman is a Hero/Heroine....and she should damn well have been give promotion and a big pay off taken *directly* out of the fat cat salaries of the Cheshire Cats Corps who run the whole bloody world these days.

We have TRULY lost our marbles if we think this is a decent outcome...
If I were her, I'd be so enraged that I'd tie myself to the railings of the Houses of Parliament!

Sheesh!

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 02:47 PM

I agree with Lizzie. The *caution* is a stinking compromise. They should have climbed down completely and reinstated her absolutely UNCONDITIONALLY, with an apology for their initial decision. This compromise is a pusillanimous COPOUT, IMO!

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 03:21 PM

Render unto Caesar. It was Emma B who permitted the feline to exit the sack.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 03:40 PM

Oh, so it was. Well done, Emma.

(Emma loves it when I get it arse over whatsit, so don't worry, Richard!) ;0) LOL

Still doesn't change the fact...Margaret's been sold down the river..

Ring her up, Richard, and offer to be a REAL lawyer for her, and get The Bad Guys once and for all.

Who ARE these people who make these terrible decisions?   And..why does everyone seem to accept it, grovelling their thanks instead of shouting to the rooftops?

I don't understand what's happened to people these days, I really don't.

Subject: RE: BS: Support Nurse Margaret Haywood
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 03:51 PM

I can only guess, but if I rmember correctly, Margaret Haywood's appeal was funded by the RCN, who are not the richest of the unions, and their usual lawyers at least used to be Charles Russell, who while not Links or Herbert Smith still charge (IMHO) like wounded rhinos, so the usion is likely to have threatened to withdraw funding if a "reasonable" compromise was offered.

If a deal has been signed off, it has been singed off and that is that.