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To be thinking of doing this? Blue Badge related

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 19:15

On my FB timeline today up came a link to the Independent’s story on the possible extension to the blue badge scheme. The comments took my breath away with their hatred, bitterness,lies, misinformation about blue badges and disabled people! One of the posters is a member of a regulated health profession and has put on her fb Page where she works. The client group she works with are likely to be blue badge holders.. I want to email her employer in the morning about this - shall I?

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 22:49

She must be on MN or has a friend who is - her FB Page has gone. Wow. . To answer some of the points above- on her FB Page it said her name, that she was an RN, her employer and where she lived. I checked she was on the NMC register and that the employer existed. It did. Any registered professional in health and social care who gives that amount of information on FB is being really stupid especially if they get embroiled in a bun fight that is eg in this case disabilist. Each of the professions had guidance about the use of social media and she was incredibly unwise to contribute to a set of comments some of which were truly dreadful - the hatred and bitterness of many of the posters was beyond belief. And no, as registered professionals they don’t have carte blanche to go on social media and give an opinion which breaches the regulators guidance ( and probably a clause in their contract as well) without expecting consequences. It’s known as bringing the profession into disrepute and is taken very seriously.

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RaspberryCheese · 21/01/2018 22:55

No you shouldnt. Is it some kind of twisted revenge that keyboard warriors want for those who post contrary views?

HelenaDove · 21/01/2018 22:56

So can you give us some idea of what she said?

Babyroobs · 21/01/2018 23:02

I would not report her. Well it would depend on what was said. It coukd lose her her job.

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 23:08

It’s about the standard of behaviour that is expected from registered professionals on social media Raspberry and I’m not a keyboard warrior and it’s not some kind of twisted revenge ffs - it’s about people being held accountable for unacceptable posts, tweets etc

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biscuitmillionaire · 21/01/2018 23:08

Excuse me for shouting but WHAT DID SHE ACTUALLY SAY?

Or are you going to report her for being in a thread where other posters seemed to you to be 'bitter'?

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 23:10

You wouldn’t lose your job for a one off like this but you might welll get a warning - you don’t have to post under your real name you know nor give your profession.

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Samcro · 21/01/2018 23:11

just report her

RaspberryCheese · 21/01/2018 23:15

So what would you be happy with ? for her to go home to her family and say , hey ive been suspended and am going to be disciplined and maybe fired? surely that is disproportionate? The basic rights which we had taken for granted in this country, things that freedom of thought and expression have slowly been eroded. Sure debate like hell on a forum but keep such matters in forum. Its a bit like people on here who go squealing to admin when they dont like what they read.

WyfOfBathe · 21/01/2018 23:21

She "contributed to a set of comments some of which were truly dreadful". Were her comments truly dreadful or did you just disagree with them?

Even if she said, eg blue badges should be scrapped entirely, that's something which would annoy a lot of people but not really grounds to complain to her employer. If she was threatening disabled people, or talking about her patients in a very negative or identifying way, a complaint might make sense.

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 23:23

I don’t know what would happen if she were reported- it would depend on her employers wouldn’t it? But she’s a grown up whose signed up to a professional register with all the responsibilities and obligstions that entails.

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Samcro · 21/01/2018 23:23

if the person the op is talking about works with disabled people. they will know what they can put on SM
if that person puts something anti disabled people on SM, the the op should report them.

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Bourdic · 21/01/2018 23:32

No her comments were not the worst of all - more along the lines of casting doubt on the genuineness of some badge holders, saying it wasn’t fair that they got free parking and then when taken to task about why there was free parking (sometimes) she posted that those who disagreed with her were bitter. My overall point is her contributing as a registered professional to a truly dreadful set of comments and not disagreeing with any of them but just piling in with the rest of the nasty comments and putting her own twopenneth in.

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RavenclawRealist · 21/01/2018 23:34

I don’t know what would happen if she were reported- it would depend on her employers wouldn’t it?

Yes and no I don't know what she posted so I can't comment on what you should do, but it's a but more complicated than that for nurses ! If you report her to her employer they would have a duty to investigate if she has broken their social media policy or not. That can have the consequence of anything from a note in her file to termination. Depending on what was said they may also have a duty to report this nurse to the NMC they too will have a duty to investigate and if they feel the nurse has fallen below the standards required of nurses the can hold a hearing and have her struck off the register meaning she will never be a nurse again. Now depending on what was said this may well be appropriate only the op knows what was said so only she can comment!

On a side note i doubt the Facebook has been deleted! I would imagine either someone has already complained or a friend has suggested she make the profile private!

5plusMeAndHim · 21/01/2018 23:36

If her page has gone maybe she was hacked?

FurCoatFurKnickers · 21/01/2018 23:52

She must be on MN or has a friend who is - her FB Page has gone.

She might know who you are and has blocked you

Sounds like her comments weren't actually that bad to be honest.

Presumably you took a screenshot so send it to her employers and let them decide what action to take.

FurCoatFurKnickers · 22/01/2018 00:03

Not even sure why you're asking this on MN considering your extensive experience in this area re: professionalism of HCP's

Bourdic Wed 19-Apr-17 17:35:58
I worked for 8 years in the professional regulation of doctors. I have dealt with many cases of doctors who had alcohol/substance abuse problems. If a doctor has an addiction, there are many sources of specialist help available - some support groups are just for doctors for example. You cannot be erased from the register for addiction as it is a health problem. You may be suspended, or work under conditions ( such as having psychiatric help, attending a support group, having regular drug tests etc). Its similar for dentists and other HCP. Openess and honesty is the key to getting help, and keeping your registration. However, deliberate attempts to cover it up could lead to erasure. And its not as simple as whether or if patients could be harmed - there is also the reputation of the profession and the upholding of proper professional standards.A HCP can be erased without a single patient having been harmed because the behaviour has damaged public confidence in the profession. The OPs husband ( or she) should read the code of conduct that applies to his profession e.g. Good Medical Practice if he is a doctor and see what standards he is breaching by not referring himself for help and/or attempting to cover up his addiction. He should also contact his professional body/association/or Defence Union.

EilaLila · 22/01/2018 00:08

I’m still not clear what she actually said and I’m not sure why you won’t clarify because it’s impossble to answer. HCPC registered professionals should absolutely not do or say anything to bring the profession into disrepute but you’ve been vague and I don’t know if YABU. Either way, whether she was in breach of her contract and/or breaking her code of conduct or not, she was silly to get involved in such an open discussion.

theForeigner · 22/01/2018 02:51

No you shouldn't.

When did telling tales to employers become the norm or acceptable. Why were you following this woman around the internet. Going to her Facebook page because you disagreed with her comment seems a little stalkerish.

WendyHadWings · 22/01/2018 03:44

The OP has not actually said what the person she wants to dob in has said, so almost all the posts on this thread are in danger of judging the situation without ANY relevant information.

Personally, I would be a bit wary about contacting someone's employer because I disagreed with that someone's opinions. After all, it is a free country, and people are entitled to their opinions.

It would be different if I knew someone was doing their job wrongly. But just posting an opinion - HOWEVER OFFENSIVE - is something people are entitled to do.

Spikeyball · 22/01/2018 05:55

"But just posting an opinion - HOWEVER OFFENSIVE - is something people are entitled to do."

People can post what they want but are subject to the penalties of doing so.

Marriedwithchildren5 · 22/01/2018 06:47

She's basically saying the system could be open to abuse then? That's an acceptable argument. Don't go emailing her bosses. Hopefully if someone has seen this and told her she's learnt a lesson about social media.

KayaG · 22/01/2018 07:03

What she's said isn't that bad. I agree with her if she said that the blue badge system is abused by some. I've seen it happen.

People who abuse the system are hurting those with a genuine need and there's nothing wrong with saying that.

Just leave it, you sound a bit obsessive.

theForeigner · 22/01/2018 07:05

more along the lines of casting doubt on the genuineness of some badge holders

Sounds like she has first hand knowledge and experience and has reason to doubt some of them.

She has done nothing wrong and people like you OP should be stifling opinions because they aren't perfectly in line with yours.

shakeyourcaboose · 22/01/2018 07:09

Wow OP given that there were so many comments that must have been a busy day for you- 'facestalking' every single commenter......

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