NHS told not to broadcast link to Mermaids because of safeguarding

Mrsorganmorgan · 2022-10-09T11:42:22+00:00

Saw this on Twitter yesterday - good!

bellinisurge · 12/10/2022 08:26

Tick tock, Mermaids. Kid's Company debacle will look like a falling out over biscuits at a church hall fair in comparison.

FrancescaContini · 12/10/2022 07:44

KatMcBundleFace · 12/10/2022 07:38

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-removes-trans-charity-mermaids-from-school-wellbeing-resources/

Took them all long enough

Finally. Thanks for the link.

SW next?

KatMcBundleFace · 12/10/2022 07:38

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-removes-trans-charity-mermaids-from-school-wellbeing-resources/

Took them all long enough

LaughingPriest · 10/10/2022 11:55

Mrsorganmorgan · 09/10/2022 15:24

Sorry - no idea how to do links.

Go to the webpage you saw it on - twitter or whatever.
Go to the URL - that's the web address usually in the top long space e.g. www.mumsnet.com

Copy that with your cursor or hold it down on a phone, select all, and copy.

Come back to your mumsnet post and 'paste'.

There's nothing special that makes it a "link", even if the MN formatting doesn't make it clickable we still have the URL - web address - that we can paste into our own browsers.

Baaaaaa · 10/10/2022 11:06

rogdmum · 10/10/2022 08:02

Personality I think marg’s description of this <current shitshow> as “current pending events” instead of “unsubstantiated transphobic smears” or similar is marvellous progress.

It truly is a marvel.

FrancescaContini · 10/10/2022 08:15

nauticant · 09/10/2022 12:53

twitter.com/drdaveham/status/1578708064756080642

Excellent. Thank you for sharing this news. About bloody time.

Birdsweepsin · 10/10/2022 08:02

PaleBlueMoonlight · 10/10/2022 07:18

It is a ione NHS ICB, which is the new form CCG. There are 42 ICBs in England, each encompassing a number of Trusts etc. that work together (so more than just one Trust).

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I will be extremely worried about any ICB that hasn't issued some sort of statement by the end of this week

rogdmum · 10/10/2022 08:02

*Personally not personality!!!!!

rogdmum · 10/10/2022 08:02

Personality I think marg’s description of this <current shitshow> as “current pending events” instead of “unsubstantiated transphobic smears” or similar is marvellous progress.

KittenKong · 10/10/2022 07:56

I hope you will follow up with ‘so I see… what changed your mind? (nya nya nya you f***s, I told ya)’

megletthesecond · 10/10/2022 07:28

My dc's secondary school have removed the Mermaids link too. I'd flagged up the concerns a week ago and it's gone from their website now.

PaleBlueMoonlight · 10/10/2022 07:18

*one not ione!

PaleBlueMoonlight · 10/10/2022 07:18

RhymesWithOrange · 09/10/2022 12:48

It's also been reported in a national newspaper. It's one NHS trust, not the whole of the NHS but hopefully it will be replicated.

It is a ione NHS ICB, which is the new form CCG. There are 42 ICBs in England, each encompassing a number of Trusts etc. that work together (so more than just one Trust).

Shakenotslurred · 10/10/2022 05:56

Did @marg ever come back to share the insights or Is this another drive by scolding?

DifficultBloodyWoman · 10/10/2022 05:42

About bloody time! 💃

BeBraveLittlePenguin · 09/10/2022 17:19

Shakenotslurred · 09/10/2022 16:59

Events like mermaids trustees being part of a pedophile ring and sharing naked pictures of themselves on the Internet? Those events? Do you have any insight on why this might be a slightly bad look for a childrens charity or are you too busy pointing at squirrels and reading the farming almanac?

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<sticks hand up>
Ooh, I know, I know.

Shakenotslurred · 09/10/2022 16:59

MargaritaPie · 09/10/2022 16:41

Looks like it's just one local NHS branch (not the NHS in general) and is just a suggestion (rather than a rule) because of current pending events.

Events like mermaids trustees being part of a pedophile ring and sharing naked pictures of themselves on the Internet? Those events? Do you have any insight on why this might be a slightly bad look for a childrens charity or are you too busy pointing at squirrels and reading the farming almanac?

334bu · 09/10/2022 16:54

Hi Margarita would you like to express your concerns regarding Mermaid's lack of responsible safeguarding ?

Emotionalsupportviper · 09/10/2022 16:43

RhymesWithOrange · 09/10/2022 12:48

It's also been reported in a national newspaper. It's one NHS trust, not the whole of the NHS but hopefully it will be replicated.

This is very good news!

MargaritaPie · 09/10/2022 16:41

Looks like it's just one local NHS branch (not the NHS in general) and is just a suggestion (rather than a rule) because of current pending events.

334bu · 09/10/2022 16:32

Given new information about the person moderating their forum I would definitely hope that no responsible organisation would signpost children to them.

KittenKong · 09/10/2022 16:29

They have been told and told and told. Warned. Now we need to know who made the call to get into bed with these people and stop this nonsense.

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Mrsorganmorgan · 09/10/2022 15:24

Sorry - no idea how to do links.

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nauticant · 09/10/2022 12:54

The Telegraph article: archive.ph/LbnjX

nauticant · 09/10/2022 12:53

twitter.com/drdaveham/status/1578708064756080642