Bullying and confidentiality

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Saint

Gordon Brown etc . . .we all know the story - so lets cut to the chase

Confidentiality ...
Aint it at the heart of the service we expect?
Christine Pratt bound to know there wud be a resulting demand for an investigation and the possibility that those who complained may now be living in the fear of exposure.
Has she not caused more harm than good
And if its NOT politically motivated will she reveal more 'confidential' calls she recieved for public consumption?

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brisketMember Memoriam

I agree Renton.
It seems pretty clear Christine Pratt has made a misjudgment in this case.
She has done no favours for the anti-bullying charities (although she may have further stoked the suggestion of bullying in Downing Street.)

2/22/1010:17 AM

Garage JoeMember

I'm sure that the ball lies in Andy Rawnsley's court. These rumours have been circulating for a while now and the Christine Pratt story is a bit of a red herring.

2/22/1010:18 AM

SaintMember 10 years

So - say if i worked for the NHS - and i called Miss Pratt to complain about bullying.
Should i expect her to report it to my local newspaper with the expectation of a public enquiry.

2/22/1010:18 AM

Garage JoeMember

Reference:

So - say if i worked for the NHS - and i called Miss Pratt to complain about bullying.

As we established in the other thread, you are far better off dealing with it yourself.

2/22/1010:20 AM

SaintMember 10 years

I'm a huge believer in being in a Union - i have mentioned them in the past - and watched a wholesale attitude change in power-p*ssed "superiors"

2/22/1010:23 AM

Former Member

It's not done much good at BA so far.

2/22/1010:47 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

It's political..the so called ..bully site etc has was her name Widdicome as a patron ..plus a few other Tories..pah!

2/22/106:45 PM

Karma_Member

Reference:

It's not done much good at BA so far.

2/22/107:14 PM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

Reference kattymieoww Today at 02:45:

It's political..the so called ..bully site etc has was her name Widdicome as a patron

Interestingly, Widdicome has resigned as patron because of the breach of confidence.

Also interestingly, Mrs Pratt has been heavily criticised by Bullying UK, a childrens anti-bullying organization. It seems that they've been deluged by angry e-mails from people who thought that Bullying UK were responsible for the breach of confidence.

As a result, Bullying UK have lodged a complaint with the Charity Commission against the National Bullying Helpline.

2/22/107:56 PM

Karma_Member

Hmmm..as interesting as the allegations are against No.10 I strongly disagree with the breach of confidence in this case. Anyone, regardless of job title or place of employ, should be able to discuss such issues in complete confidence.

What has this organisation to gain by publicising all this? And even worse, if the allegations are true, imagine how the complainants are feeling?
It's just wrong, on every level.

2/22/1010:44 PM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

Reference Karma_ Today at 06:44:

What has this organisation to gain by publicising all this?

Publicity leads to money...

One of the side-effects of this row is that it has opened-up the National Bullying Hotline to questions about how it's run.

From the BBC:
'Mrs Pratt defended the operation of her helpline in the face of an accusation that she had used it as a means of "angling for business" for a human resources consultancy run by her husband.

This claim surfaced in an e-mail sent from a helpline user in 2008 to Labour MP Anne Snelgrove, who admitted to BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she did not know whether it was true.

Mrs Pratt acknowledged the charity did offer to refer callers to the consultancy, but insisted the arrangement was "done under an agreement that has been approved by the Law Society". "It has been thoroughly vetted," she added.

Ms Snelgrove, Mr Brown's parliamentary private secretary, had helped Mrs Pratt launch the helpline but said she severed links with her because she refused to attend a private meeting about the complaint - something Mrs Pratt denies.'

2/23/105:54 AM

Karma_Member

Ohhhhh....so seems it's not quite as straightforward as they try to portray then. Cheers for that Eugene

2/23/106:37 PM

SaintMember 10 years

Well the patrons have got a paddy-on about it and bunny'd off

2/24/103:55 AM

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