Well this was totally predictable

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Woman identifying as a man is 'raped in all-male psychiatric ward' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15461027/Transgender-man-raped-male-psychiatric-hospital-ward-court-hears.html?ito=native_share_article-bottom

Shame on these men and shame on the NHS for placing this poor women directly in the hands of predators.

to be fair to the staff, it is totally possible that nobody spoke up because of the culture of "be kind" and cancellation and job losses.

And that is why the NHS in general, and the individual trusts in particular must obey the law. It protects their staff and it protects their patients.

A very common arrangement is male and female single sex¹ sleeping accommodation, with a shared daytime recreation area. Control of who goes into the sleeping areas is frequently poor, and bedroom doors are not lockable.

In theory there are always staff keeping an eye on things in the shared area, but in practice this offers minimal protection (and only against actual physical assault; not leering, commenting, threats, fear ...).

¹ See usual caveats and disclaimers.

Exactly! She had been detained under the mental Health Act for her own safety! What was safe about this?

NHS Policy is at fault here. Staff couldn’t question this woman’s choice and advice her of risk without questioning her gender identity which is a disciplinary offence. Family members cant intervene because the NHS policy is to ignore them in favour of the patient. NHS policy says that the patient’s preference must be respected …. Staff will end up being disciplined but it’s the policy makers which should be jailed for this - it’s a corporate failing

Staff will end up being disciplined but it’s the policy makers which should be jailed for this - it’s a corporate failing

Agree - the policy makers should be jailed - they've DELIBERATELY been breaking the law for years. Decimating the ability to safeguard. They're offering up already unhappy women to be raped. Deliberately, knowingly. Causing more harm.

I think the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 comes into play here? She was a service user and should have been protected

I’m not opening a Daily Mail link, did she ask to be put in a male ward, or did the staff say she should be there because of her delusion of being male?

The article doesn't say

It doesn't say.

But the prosecuting KC said "the hospital is not on trial here; whether it has questions to answer is for a different type of enquiry".

So I really really hope they carry out that enquiry.

I’m not opening a Daily Mail link

Why not? If it wasn’t for the Daily Mail we wouldn’t know anything about this. They should be commended.

Well you won't be able to click on a Guardian or BBC link because they aren't reporting on this trial

A reminder that though the Equality Act is mostly civil law, it does contain a criminal offence in Part 8 112

By 'be kind' I meant affirm and accept what the individual says, eg I am a man (even though biological female) or I am a woman (even though biological male). Then treat as the chosen gender eg put in places for that sex.

Affirm their choices, accept their chosen gender etc....some of these trans individuals have been 'affirmed' by their families, friends, schools and everybody around them since young (otherwise transphobic 🙄) leads to this type of situation. Few people say to them no you can't change sex.

Surprise Surprise

By ‘be kind’ you mean ‘submit’

I guess so. Submit to.what the individual says they are. Agree, affirm, submit that a male is now a female or a female is now a male, not seen it like that before. You are of course correct.

Where I work, be kind, is a thing. Its up.to them what they want to be, so be kind.

This ward, Eden, is classed as 'low security'. I'm not sure how that affects things.

Where you work coercion is a thing….

Because the mail is a nasty right wing rag and I won’t contribute to its reader numbers. This has been reported in various other outlets, so no, the mail doesn’t need congratulating.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2157489/trans-raped-male-hospital-ward/amp

How dare a nasty right wing rag report news you want to know about! Don’t let MN draw you away from The Guardian and BBC!

The Express reported the day after the Daily Mail so possibly they picked up the report from the DM rather than independently.

I'm pretty sure that the Express is also a "nasty right wing rag".

Oh, the Express is absolutely beyond the pale. 😁

'Eden Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is in Lambeth Hospital. We provide low secure, psychiatric hospital care for men, aged 18-65, who have severe and ongoing mental health problems. We care for people who live in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Our team includes health and social care staff from a range of professions. We provide assessments, treatment and intensive nursing care.

A small number of people are brought to hospital under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. This is a power that police officers can use if someone is in a public place and the police have concerns about them. We have a separate, designated place of safety, a '136 Suite' (Place of Safety), where they can be admitted, assessed and cared for. The police also have powers under the Mental Capacity Act to take someone, either from a public place or their home, to a place of safety - normally this would be to an Emergency Department.'

https://slam.nhs.uk/service-detail/service/eden-ward-30/

An awful lot of care, time, and attention has gone into balancing privacy, dignity, and security in this ward.

https://www.vistamatic.com/eden-ward-lambeth-hospital/

And then they go and put a woman in it.

How 'kind' is it to require some people to submit to others? Not a fan of equality for all?

How do you decide who are the servicers and who are the served?

Have the servicers consented to the servitude and submission or is this some dodgy BDSM contract you're enforcing? As what, an employer?