Hear Say: Angry over trust trying to gag critic
THERE’S not much that makes me angry.
Examples of injustice do, and arrogance.
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STAINS: The filthy seats in Grimsby hospital’s accident and emergency department, taken by Councillor Matthew Brown.
And I have to say I was angry when I heard that a councillor was being investigated for misconduct after publicly criticising Grimsby’s hospital for its filthy chairs in A&E.
Councillor Matthew Brown may be an NHS trust governor, but he was talking as a member of the public.
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And, even if he wasn’t, what gives the hospital the right to effectively try to gag a critic?
Who does it think it is?
It’s a public body – funded by the taxpayer – and is open to question and criticism.
Instead, I would have advised it to accept the complaint, decide whether or not it was valid, and put its energies into rectifying the situation if it so decided – like cleaning or replacing stained fabric chairs in A&E.
Hearsay, by Michelle Hurst is the regular Grimsby Telegraph Wednesday column – read in full in today’s paper
3 Comments
by Bizarre57
Friday, February 22 2013, 3:31PM
“How ironic then that the public now appears to have been "gagged" from commenting on the Cllr Brown shortlisting story by the removal of comments already made and the comment facility itself.
Have a word with yourself Tellywag...”
by Malcolm_Ex
Thursday, February 21 2013, 9:31AM
“The complaint was made on the same day he contacted the Grimsby Telegraph. Absolute unprofessional behaviour from Cllr Brown who clearly wanted to be seen as some kind of NHS standard bearer. He clearly has a political motive.
That kind of behaviour from a member of the public would be just about acceptable, but from a board member?
The Grimsby Telegraph have also behaved deplorably by grouping Cllr Brown in with Gary Walker from Louth Hospital. Mr Walker is a whistle blower with genuine concerns about the target culture within the NHS. Cllr Brown is an opportunist who has made himself look like a foolish opportunist.”
by justsaying
Thursday, February 21 2013, 9:17AM
“So Cllr Brown has resigned from his well-paid job at the NHS Trust before he could be disciplined for breaching the Code of Conduct he had signed up to when he took the job.
It makes you wonder what else would have come out during the investigation doesn't it. Surely a case of leaving so he could not be sacked!”