Well done Louise we need more Hero's like you. God Bless You. I could not find a song for Louise but hope you like this you are one special lady. AND reinstate Luoise, how can anyone possibly fire a person for caring about her patients !
A Whistleblower who revealed psychiatric patients in an open ward were being forced into a locked unit over the festive period due to staff shortages has lost her job.
Louise Bayliss spoke out after she discovered that female patients at St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital, Grangegorman in north Dublin, were being moved to a "lock-up" ward for Christmas. But after her story appeared on page one of the Sunday Independent, Ms Bayliss wasn't allowed to return to the HSE wards where she worked as an advocate worker on behalf of mentally ill patients.
Ms Bayliss, who had a six-month contract to act as an advocate for patients at various hospitals around Dublin, says she has no regrets.
"They recognised my voice on Liveline and I used my first name on the programme. I was easy to identify" she said. Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Ms Bayliss said she felt that she was acting in the true spirit of advocacy by speaking out on behalf of the five patients.....read more
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/whistleblowing-mental-health-worker-loses-job-2996304.html
A Whistleblower who revealed psychiatric patients in an open ward were being forced into a locked unit over the festive period due to staff shortages has lost her job.
Louise Bayliss spoke out after she discovered that female patients at St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital, Grangegorman in north Dublin, were being moved to a "lock-up" ward for Christmas. But after her story appeared on page one of the Sunday Independent, Ms Bayliss wasn't allowed to return to the HSE wards where she worked as an advocate worker on behalf of mentally ill patients.
The separated mother of two, who also spoke out on Joe Duffy's Liveline show, has since lost her job with the Irish Advocacy Network (IAN) which is part funded by the HSE.
There is now intense pressure to have her reinstated, with Health Minister James Reilly asked to personally intervene.
"They recognised my voice on Liveline and I used my first name on the programme. I was easy to identify" she said. Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Ms Bayliss said she felt that she was acting in the true spirit of advocacy by speaking out on behalf of the five patients.....read more
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/whistleblowing-mental-health-worker-loses-job-2996304.html
