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NHS nurse on my facebook just changed her profile picture to this

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welcometothepartyyy · 05/10/2023 22:24

Inappropriate, much?

NHS nurse on my facebook just changed her profile picture to this
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WhichOfThePickwickTripletsDidIt · 05/10/2023 23:23

While I am deeply unimpressed with this nurse and wouldn’t love knowing that someone with her views was responsible for my care, I’m seeing her more at the level of ‘misguided smug arsehole’ than ‘evil’

Transparent2 · 05/10/2023 23:19

welcometothepartyyy · 05/10/2023 22:24

Inappropriate, much?

That meme can definitely be read as very transphobic!

Photographsandmemories · 05/10/2023 23:15

How is it unprofessional?

No I am not bound by any social media policy. I wouldn't work in any dickhead job that tried to impose such a thing. My business is my business.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 05/10/2023 23:14

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Right, yes: murdering 7 babies and making a mild pro-trans/anti-Tory statement on SM are exactly analogous. How very perceptive of you.

Boomboom22 · 05/10/2023 23:12

You should report her, surely its not appropriate for someone who transes their child at 8 to have access to others kids as a senior paediatrian? I wouldn't want someone who could do that treating my child, entirely different to politics which is opinion this is about a medical professional who should understand safeguarding and the cass review.

Brokendaughter · 05/10/2023 23:11

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Pugfin · 05/10/2023 23:10

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 05/10/2023 23:08

She could be standing for parliament and actively campaigning for one party and would still not be breaking any NHS rules. Quite a few HCPs become MPs (not all of them as pointless as Nadine Dorries..) and it is perfectly fine because - shocker - HCPs are allowed to have political opinions in their private life.

Indeed they are, bit questionable posting about an element of her work though. Posting fuck the tories would be fine, something relating to work is more of a no- I've worked with people who have been disciplined before for similar.

Pugfin · 05/10/2023 23:09

If she posts about being a nurse on her social media then yes she needs to be careful due to the professional standards. On a personal note its wild how many women would seemingly happily share a room when they're arguably at their most vulnerable with biological men and how many people in healthcare seem happy to ignore the biological reality that people can't change sex. Out of interest are transmen fighting to be allowed onto mens wards or is it just transwomen who are keen?

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 05/10/2023 23:08

She could be standing for parliament and actively campaigning for one party and would still not be breaking any NHS rules. Quite a few HCPs become MPs (not all of them as pointless as Nadine Dorries..) and it is perfectly fine because - shocker - HCPs are allowed to have political opinions in their private life.

Inkypot · 05/10/2023 23:08

To be honest the way Tories have treated the NHS I applaud her. Nobody voting Tory can surely be treated by the NHS with a clear conscience. Absolutely abhorrent party and those voting for it are turkeys voting for Christmas.
And I say this as someone the nurse would likely label a TERF.

LunaTheCat · 05/10/2023 23:05

Her job is a nurse… she is posting on her own social media site. She is allowed to be a health worker with a view . Health workers can vote.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 05/10/2023 23:02

StarlightLime · 05/10/2023 22:49

Yes. I'd be tempted to bring it to her manager's attention.

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JFC please do not report someone for having a stupid opinion on their personal SM.

Is that the world we really want to live in? Constantly policing each other and dobbing each other in? Would you do that IRL if you over-heard her in a pub, say, and happened to know where she worked?

Some MNetters would have been very at home in East Germany.

ScribblingPixie · 05/10/2023 23:01

I wonder if she'd rather treat a Tory trans patient or a gender-critical Labour voter? Maybe she should draw up a list of potential patients from her most to least preferred, just so we all know?

Mary1234567 · 05/10/2023 23:01

What nhs social media policy? I work for the nhs and we’re allowed to have political views. Lots of us are members of trade unions that are very vocal in their criticism of the Tory government, I was recently on strike with unite and we were all encouraged to post on social media etc. Nurses can be involved in politics! If it was a joke about harming a Tory patient then I’d understand, but the jokes just saying her preference would be to share a ward with a trans person than a Tory, if she were a patient. Nurses can be patients too and are tax payers etc, so she’s totally justified imo!

MorningHood · 05/10/2023 23:00

Opinions are like arseholes…

Freedom of speech though - she’s free to say what she likes IMHO, as can you.

DivingForLove · 05/10/2023 22:59

Of course nurses can make political statements on SM! FFS this place is mental sometimes 🙄

Scutterbug · 05/10/2023 22:51

She should be careful being a nurse but FWIW I agree with her.

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welcometothepartyyy · 05/10/2023 22:50

newskinnyminnieme · 05/10/2023 22:48

Why have you posted it then?!? If you won’t report?

god mind your own business! Don’t you have anything better to do??

It's a discussion board? Why are you here if you don't want to discuss it?

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welcometothepartyyy · 05/10/2023 22:49

Ggttl · 05/10/2023 22:47

She just sounds like a prejudiced dick. It is really insulting to trans people as well as tories.

I agree.

This is exactly my point. She's a nurse, she should treat everyone equally and she's out her squacking on the public part of her social media about her preferences.

It's really inappropriate.

I work with all kinds of clients. I don't squack about who I prefer.

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Notmytotoro · 05/10/2023 22:49

she says "sharing a ward" I think she is talking about being a patient not as a medical professional..

StarlightLime · 05/10/2023 22:49

Rightsraptor · 05/10/2023 22:28

Very inappropriate if it's known that she's a nurse. I'd call that bringing the profession into disrepute.

Yes. I'd be tempted to bring it to her manager's attention.

Signalbox · 05/10/2023 22:48

I think people should be allowed to participate in political debate on social media. I'm intrigued what NHS social media policy says that would mean a statement like this was crossing a line. It's not personal or bullying.

newskinnyminnieme · 05/10/2023 22:48

Why have you posted it then?!? If you won’t report?

god mind your own business! Don’t you have anything better to do??

Ggttl · 05/10/2023 22:47

She just sounds like a prejudiced dick. It is really insulting to trans people as well as tories.