Thread by @WinstonWakesUp

THREAD: NHS management have no balls

Tomorrow I have an appeal stage 3 hearing to challenge the initial decision of the General Manager that she did not agree a recent absence constituted 'work related stress'. I cited pressure to agree to the jab.
#MandatoryVaccination 1/

My GP signed me off for 'work related stress' and Occupational Health agreed it was.
I cited relentless emails to agree to the jab, containing emotional blackmail & false claims like "getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself & those around you". 2/

The only reason the GM gave for not agreeing my stress was work related was "it (mandatory jabs) is not a current NHS policy". My absence was during the summer, before it had been confirmed (subject to parliamentary procedure).
Her rationale falls down in 2 fundamental ways. 3/

1. If she is going by what policy was at the time of the absence, then being pressured to agree to a jab should constitute harassment, according to NHS definition which reads "(pressure to do) anything which a person is not obliged to do"
4/

2. If an appeal however, is supposed to be informed by fresh information, then it is no longer an argument to say mandatory jabs are not current policy, since the Chief Exec has sent the email warning staff of the dates they need to be jabbed by.
So it's no longer true. 5/

But actually all of that should be moot since my initial claim of work related stress mentioned nothing about it being a "current policy", my stress came from the threat of a confirmed near future policy which would seriously risk my health or livelihood, with no good reason. 6/

On top of that I will deconstruct their false claims of covid injection safety, efficacy & necessity.
My case is water tight, but ultimately the Gen Managers only directive is to deny liability. If the NHS admit pressure to be jabbed is unjustified & unlawful, its open season. 7/

So I do not expect to win..but I will try to enjoy forcing them to confront the contradictions and lies within their organisation and what they are allowing the govt to use them to do. I want to hold a mirror.
An RCN union rep is coming tho I don't think he's interested 8/

If he flakes, I'll leave RCN and focus on my WoE membership if the mandate does get voted thru. I will need to be even more prepared for that. This is just a warm up.

I'll post an account of the meeting tomorrow afternoon. 9/

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