Man in uniform moved from hospital

[Tashyboy]

Been faffing about all day and then news comes on and Missis Tash goes off on one. She had heard about this news on the radio.
apparantly some RAF guy went to hospital and was asked to move away from other patients because his uniform may cause distress.
disgusting.

 

[c1973]

I read this today. Moved two or three times apparently.

If true it is absolutely disgraceful and I hope someone loses their job over it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Been faffing about all day and then news comes on and Missis Tash goes off on one. She had heard about this news on the radio.
apparantly some RAF guy went to hospital and was asked to move away from other patients because his uniform may cause distress.
disgusting.

Saw this on the news earlier. Disgusting and I don't think it's the last we're hear of it. Very sad state of affairs

 

[SaintHacker]

The BBC gave some background and apparently there was an incident involving a member of the armed services and a member of the public a week or so prior. This time the hospital staff member offered the soldier a move to a private room which he accepted. It seems that the staff member had his best interests at heart and no insult intended. Unless anyone else had heard anything different.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The BBC gave some background and apparently there was an incident involving a member of the armed services and a member of the public a week or so prior. This time the hospital staff member offered the soldier a move to a private room which he accepted. It seems that the staff member had his best interests at heart and no insult intended. Unless anyone else had heard anything different.

Exactly that

Spoke to a mate who knows him and it is far from what the Daily Mail are portraying


The staff asked him if he wanted to move because of previous trouble and did it out of concern for him as opposed to offending others

 

[Hacker Khan]

Exactly that

Spoke to a mate who knows him and it is far from what the Daily Mail are portraying


The staff asked him if he wanted to move because of previous trouble and did it out of concern for him as opposed to offending others

Can't believe the Daily Mail are twisting the facts and actively trying to incite anger and resentment in its readership.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The guy's father doesn't see it that way but I can see it from the hospitals point of view http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34368332

 

[c1973]

Well, the lads father has a different view.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34368332

Easy to see why the media apparently got it wrong when the lads own family appear to have it wrong as well.


Disclaimer: I do not read the Daily Mail.

 

[Old Skier]

None story but not sure why the Mail is getting the flak, pops blabbed to the Sun and it was on BBC.

I don't know the lad but as he's RAF I expect he was hoping for a room in a 4* hotel not a cupboard at the back of A&E.

 

[c1973]

None story but not sure why the Mail is getting the flak, pops blabbed to the Sun and it was on BBC.

I don't know the lad but as he's RAF I expect he was hoping for a room in a 4* hotel not a cupboard at the back of A&E.

Hehe. They run a good taxi service tbf.

 

[Tashyboy]

It probably speaks volumes for the man that he did it out of concern for others and not kicking off about it.

 

[Hobbit]

Sorry, but I agree with the father, and I see that the hospital has apologised and said it won't happen again. I understand why it was done but isn't that just giving in to those that oppose our armed forces? I'm sure the mindless idiots would be crying out for help from the army if they were in dire need.

Can't wear the uniform in your own country.... it stinks!

 

[Old Skier]

Hehe. They run a good taxi service tbf.

The ones I called always dropped me into some **** hole.

 

[Old Skier]

Can't wear the uniform in your own country.... it stinks!

Funny old world. For years we were ordered never to go out and about in uniform.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Sorry, but I agree with the father, and I see that the hospital has apologised and said it won't happen again. I understand why it was done but isn't that just giving in to those that oppose our armed forces? I'm sure the mindless idiots would be crying out for help from the army if they were in dire need.

Can't wear the uniform in your own country.... it stinks!

Sorry but I'll beg to differ. The member or staff acted in good faith in trying to ensure that the injured serviceman didn't suffer the same way as the previous one did. It's called learning from experience and the member of staff should be praised, not pilloried.

I don't disagree that it stinks that it was felt necessary to do it, but blame that on the idiots who fail to teach their children to respect what the armed services do for us rather than the hospital staff for protecting the serviceman involved.

 

[Hobbit]

Sorry but I'll beg to differ. The member or staff acted in good faith in trying to ensure that the injured serviceman didn't suffer the same way as the previous one did. It's called learning from experience and the member of staff should be praised, not pilloried.

I don't disagree that it stinks that it was felt necessary to do it, but blame that on the idiots who fail to teach their children to respect what the armed services do for us rather than the hospital staff for protecting the serviceman involved.

I fully appreciate why it was done, and that it was very much done in good faith. However, isn't this along similar lines following the beach massacre in Tunis, i.e. if "we don't go the terrorists have won." We're now giving ground in our own country. Why not just put a couple of the hospital security guards in there? Any sign of trouble kick the idiots out and let them get their treatment elsewhere.

In the U.S. their service men are lauded and applauded, but in this country we don't want them in uniform in case they upset someone - its rollox! The lunatics are taking over the farm and we're happy to let them.

 

[Robster59]

I fully appreciate why it was done, and that it was very much done in good faith. However, isn't this along similar lines following the beach massacre in Tunis, i.e. if "we don't go the terrorists have won." We're now giving ground in our own country. Why not just put a couple of the hospital security guards in there? Any sign of trouble kick the idiots out and let them get their treatment elsewhere.

In the U.S. their service men are lauded and applauded, but in this country we don't want them in uniform in case they upset someone - its rollox! The lunatics are taking over the farm and we're happy to let them.

Totally agree.

 

[Pin-seeker]

I fully appreciate why it was done, and that it was very much done in good faith. However, isn't this along similar lines following the beach massacre in Tunis, i.e. if "we don't go the terrorists have won." We're now giving ground in our own country. Why not just put a couple of the hospital security guards in there? Any sign of trouble kick the idiots out and let them get their treatment elsewhere.

In the U.S. their service men are lauded and applauded, but in this country we don't want them in uniform in case they upset someone - its rollox! The lunatics are taking over the farm and we're happy to let them.

Because if the security guards did "kick the idiots out" & the idiots got seriously ill or worse,due to not getting treatment,the do gooders of the world would want the security guard locked up & hospital sued.

 

[Robster59]

Because if the security guards did "kick the idiots out" & the idiots got seriously ill or worse,due to not getting treatment,the do gooders of the world would want the security guard locked up & hospital sued.

Any hospital you go into has very clear posters up about aggressive behaviour. If someone kicks off the hospital have well defined guidelines about what to do.

 

[Blue in Munich]

I fully appreciate why it was done, and that it was very much done in good faith. However, isn't this along similar lines following the beach massacre in Tunis, i.e. if "we don't go the terrorists have won." We're now giving ground in our own country. Why not just put a couple of the hospital security guards in there? Any sign of trouble kick the idiots out and let them get their treatment elsewhere.

In the U.S. their service men are lauded and applauded, but in this country we don't want them in uniform in case they upset someone - its rollox! The lunatics are taking over the farm and we're happy to let them.

So we leave an injured serviceman out the front, possibly unable to defend himself against these cretins, so that we can say they haven't won? Sorry, that's barmy. I don't disagree that it shouldn't happen but I feel we need to be pragmatic here.

The hospital security guards are little or no use against the sort of cretin who would have a go at a serviceman; you would need police officers to arrest them and a magistrate with suitable "testicular fortitude" to sentence them in such a manner as to send a message out that it will not be tolerated, but it will take a few of these cases to get through to the hard of thinking.

The hospitals don't always help themselves either; some years ago some prat started kicking off when I was in A & E. Two of us folded him up into the approved small package and sat on him waiting for the troops to arrive. Enter the doctor who told us if we didn't realease him immediately he would have the both of us done. We looked at each other, shrugged, performed the company approved dismount and left him with the doctor, who was the next recipient of his unacceptable behaviour. Suddenly the doctor changed his mind and wanted our help, which he got after an assurance that we wouldn't be done and a warning not to interfere without knowing the full story in future.