NHS England Head Of Public Participation tells survivors to stay in their lane.

[Jeanhatchet]

A day or so ago I had tweeted at another user that women's single sex services should ensure that the EQ Act 2010 is correctly applied to protect women.

Last night the Head Of Public Participation And Engagement - Olivia Butterworth @LiviBut replied to me in a tweet that

"It has never been an issue or a problem. Unless you have direct personal experience stop jumping on the bandwagon".

When I pointed out I AM a survivor she blocked me. This is really unacceptable. Trolls are one thing. Vicious trans activists are one thing. But a Public Health Official using her account to silence women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence is quite another.

it would be interesting for them to clarify their social media policy - she obviously uses that account for work related comms so I can't see how she can suddenly separate the two for her convenience.
As a broader point, I wonder if the senior people in many organisations actually know what is being put on Twitter in their name (especially this political stuff) - or do they just take the word of the person running the social media accounts that everything's fine and 'engagement is up'? This person is using her Twitter account which is explicitly linked to NHS England to promote campaign groups like Stonewall - how is that appropriate?

I didn't realise you could combine a professional account and a personal account. It may be better for her to have two so it's clear. The first thing in the bio is her role and it lends her tweets legitimacy.

I get what she's trying to say but I think she's doing trans people and women a disservice by refusing to openly talk about concerns. Things take on a darker edge when they're non specific.

Is Olivia Butterworth any relation to Benjamin Butterworth who was widely ridiculed for his performance against Piers Morgan (who was also criticised for his behaviour) I wonder?

Sorry, just saw previous pp.