We can agree to disagree, but that's not going to stop me arguing your points. This is the cause I have devoted my life to.
She did raise the issue through several official whistleblowing routes and was shut down by her superiors and the PCT (the responsible body outlined in Whistleblowing procedures and Public Interest Disclosure Act). To say there are "appropriate" channels ignores the reality of whistleblowing, abuse and institutional cultures, particularly within the NHS. It takes extraordinary measures to break through them.
If exposing the abuse suffered was contrary to nursing ethics, we really have to start questioning the basis of those ethics don't you think? And the fact the RCN is supporting her suggests that many don't have the same narrow and procedural view of nursing ethics as you do.
She did not film anything to the detriment of patients. She continued to provide care whilst filming. When she did not it was because she could not, (administration of medication to a patient screaming in agony, for example, because the responsible staff member was not available).
Her registration was not queried by any of the patients or relatives of patients appearing in the film. It was queried by the Trust she exposed; that says a great deal. Consent was gained retroactively, which is an acceptable (and necessary) form of consent in many fields.
Quite frankly to start arguing the issue of consent when you've seen footage of an elderly women lying covered in her own faeces shows a little blindness as to the reality of abuse. She didn't consent to that either, which is the lesser?
The decision by the NMC illustrates that they consider the "integrity of the profession" to be more important than the care of vulnerable patients. Nursing has no integrity unless the care of the vulnerable is at the core.
If you want more details of the case, Action on Elder Abuse have all the details of exactly what did and didn't happen. Don't be blinded by spin from the NMC
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She did raise the issue through several official whistleblowing routes and was shut down by her superiors and the PCT (the responsible body outlined in Whistleblowing procedures and Public Interest Disclosure Act). To say there are "appropriate" channels ignores the reality of whistleblowing, abuse and institutional cultures, particularly within the NHS. It takes extraordinary measures to break through them.
If exposing the abuse suffered was contrary to nursing ethics, we really have to start questioning the basis of those ethics don't you think? And the fact the RCN is supporting her suggests that many don't have the same narrow and procedural view of nursing ethics as you do.
She did not film anything to the detriment of patients. She continued to provide care whilst filming. When she did not it was because she could not, (administration of medication to a patient screaming in agony, for example, because the responsible staff member was not available).
Her registration was not queried by any of the patients or relatives of patients appearing in the film. It was queried by the Trust she exposed; that says a great deal. Consent was gained retroactively, which is an acceptable (and necessary) form of consent in many fields.
Quite frankly to start arguing the issue of consent when you've seen footage of an elderly women lying covered in her own faeces shows a little blindness as to the reality of abuse. She didn't consent to that either, which is the lesser?
The decision by the NMC illustrates that they consider the "integrity of the profession" to be more important than the care of vulnerable patients. Nursing has no integrity unless the care of the vulnerable is at the core.
If you want more details of the case, Action on Elder Abuse have all the details of exactly what did and didn't happen. Don't be blinded by spin from the NMC