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Princess Grace hospital cancelled vital surgery for woman who requested single-sex care

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FarNorth Mon 31-Oct-22 15:01:30

Princess Grace hospital cancelled vital surgery for a woman who requested female-only staff and would not accept a transwoman nurse as female.

After many, many complaints from individuals HCA Healthcare UK (owner of Princess Grace Hospital) has now offered the surgery involving female-only staff, at its Wellington Hospital in London on October 31 .

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growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 13:04:29

Mollygo

growstuff

It is known that a fully transitioned surgeon works at the hospital. The surgeon is very well respected and is now being targeted on social media, despite being known as a woman for 27 years.

So once again the stupid actions of one TW are causing problems for other trans.

We don't even know that the person who entered the room was trans. The woman originally claimed she looked like a drag queen, but backtracked from that. It was, of course, picked up by the social media posters.

VioletSky Tue 01-Nov-22 13:03:21

The actions of one do not reflect badly on any demographic they belong too.

Thinking that is the case is the literal bread and butter of discrimination.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 13:01:33

Mollygo I also think that people like the anti-trans person who has manufactured this controversy do a lot of harm to people with genuine concerns about gender identity.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:59:37

It's not just speculation on here. The emails have been published and the woman herself was on GBNews.

Mollygo Tue 01-Nov-22 12:58:44

Clique not clic

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:58:33

She didn't request single sex care when she chose the hospital. She changed her mind and then demanded single sex accommodation and threatened legal action. Her operation would have required a stay in ICU, but the hospital doesn't have single-sex facilities, so cancelled the op. At no stage was the operation as critical as some have claimed.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:55:25

Doodledog Nearly all of it has been manufactured by somebody who is skilled at orchestrating transphobic campaigns. The woman herself was on GBNews and put the record straight.

Mollygo Tue 01-Nov-22 12:54:36

Pressed send by accident before.

At the risk of being called part of a c*** can I point out how long it has been said by many posters, that people don’t think all trans are harmful, but that the poor choices of a certain number of trans, usually TW and their supporters does more harm to trans than any other group and reflects badly on the trans as a whole.

Doodledog Tue 01-Nov-22 12:52:02

Lathyrus

growstuff

We don't know the facts of this case

But we do know the facts! The woman and others have published all the emails, which contradict the story as it became embellished on social media.

We know some of the facts.

We still don’t know why the member of staff entered the room.

That’s what the management have to investigate no matter how objectionable the patient is.

That’s the complaint procedure.

This is the bit I am talking about. Until there is an investigation we won't know what happened however much we speculate on here.

I haven't read her emails - do they explain her motivation, or is that speculation too?

I am less interested in the case than the fact that people seem to think that women don't have a right to make informed choices like this. Whether they are the choices any of us posting on this thread would make isn't important. It is the way the TWAW mantra has removed the right to know and make decisions that matters - it really does feel as though women just don't matter any more.

Lathyrus Tue 01-Nov-22 12:50:27

VioletSky

Lathyrus

Oops, you’ve missed out your

No thanks

Are you OK?

Ooh, that’s a personal remark.

VioletSky Tue 01-Nov-22 12:47:44

Lathyrus

Oops, you’ve missed out your

No thanks

Are you OK?

Mollygo Tue 01-Nov-22 12:47:19

growstuff

It is known that a fully transitioned surgeon works at the hospital. The surgeon is very well respected and is now being targeted on social media, despite being known as a woman for 27 years.

So once again the stupid actions of one TW are causing problems for other trans.

Lathyrus Tue 01-Nov-22 12:46:18

Oops, you’ve missed out your

No thanks

VioletSky Tue 01-Nov-22 12:45:15

Lathyrus

I find myself agreeing with volver there if the patient hadn’t made that request until after.

I nevertheless hope that the violation f patient privacy and dignity is thoroughly investigated and I also hope that the pro-trans people on here will acknowledge that it should be.

The debates gone off in some very disturbing ways, with a poster claiming she knows there is only one lesbian here (how?) another who thinks women are nothing more than - well I have to say it- a fuck and others who see a patient as an inert object that medical staff can revolve around without a thought to mental health or emotional need.

All in the name of trans rights?

Lathyrus

Blatant missuse of a quote, let's put the rest of your comment back in

And no thank you to answering comments asserting what I think or otherwise just being rude

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:44:03

It is known that a fully transitioned surgeon works at the hospital. The surgeon is very well respected and is now being targeted on social media, despite being known as a woman for 27 years.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:36:52

We don't know if the person who entered the room was male or female.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:35:45

Quite honestly, there have been so many lies, I'm even wondering if anybody did walk in unannounced.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:34:39

Lathyrus I agree. It's the only thing which needs investigating - and the hospital said almost immediately that it was been. Presumably the hospital had policies in place about entering rooms and they were breached. Apart from that, there has been so much hype about this - it really is an object lesson in how social media can stir.

Lathyrus Tue 01-Nov-22 12:34:34

growstuff

Lathyrus

Um

Me: I hope the violation of patient dignity and privacy will be thoroughly investigated

Violetsky: No thanks

Her dignity and privacy weren't violated.

As I said before the days when staff (and other people like cleaners) could just enter a patients private room without permission, are long gone.

It simply isn’t done. To protect privacy and dignity all staff will knock and usually say something like can I come in.

Wards are bit different but even there if the curtains are closed staff will call to the patient before entering.

For someone to simply walk in would be regarded as very poor practice at the very least.

Mollygo Tue 01-Nov-22 12:34:08

Fleurpepper

She would not see it as deceipt, at all. Honestly.
But it would be deceit if your niece presented as a female where being female has been expressly requested/agreed or specified by an area or situation labelled female because your niece has not and cannot change sex.
If your niece chooses to think “I’m a woman”-which since the word was corrupted by males in 2004 then why not.
If your niece doesn’t acknowledge being an AHM that’s her problem.
If your niece when saying ‘woman’ is claiming to be AHF, then that’s a lie.
If your niece chooses to use that thought to claim to be female in the situations I’ve mentioned above then your niece, on those occasions, is being deceitful and dishonest.

I would hope your niece out of respect for all AHF women would not allow being placed in a situation which requires such deceit, but your posts make me wonder about that.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:32:24

A transwoman nurse is a nurse. That is all anybody needs to know.

But we don't know that a transwoman is a nurse. The woman thought the nurse looked like a man. She had no contact with the nurse apart from brief eye contact and being in the same room for no longer than a minute or two.

Lathyrus Tue 01-Nov-22 12:28:03

growstuff

*We don't know the facts of this case*

But we do know the facts! The woman and others have published all the emails, which contradict the story as it became embellished on social media.

We know some of the facts.

We still don’t know why the member of staff entered the room.

That’s what the management have to investigate no matter how objectionable the patient is.

That’s the complaint procedure.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:27:26

Lathyrus

Um

Me: I hope the violation of patient dignity and privacy will be thoroughly investigated

Violetsky: No thanks

Her dignity and privacy weren't violated.

growstuff Tue 01-Nov-22 12:26:58

a private hospital to ensure that she would be treated in a female environment, or at least that the staff treating her would be female. She paid her money on that basis, so a contract was in place, yet her wishes were disrespected.

No, that's not what she requested at the beginning of treatment. She changed her request and the hospital couldn't meet it because it doesn't have single sex ICU.

Lathyrus Tue 01-Nov-22 12:25:24

Um

Me: I hope the violation of patient dignity and privacy will be thoroughly investigated

Violetsky: No thanks