Mick Hartley

I will never not be outraged that this man was put in charge of a women’s mental health ward. https://t.co/DcNbNHY8Xv

— Jill Foster (@JournalistJill) January 14, 2025

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From the Mail article:

An NHS nurse in charge of a women's psychiatric unit has been banned after using racist slurs.

Jaden Rachel Dios Hole called a black colleague the N-word, claimed one worker would receive a sick note from a 'witch doctor' and asked a colleague if he was 'from the plantation'.

The remarks came within a list of offensive comments made by Hole between 2017 and 2020, a disciplinary panel at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) was told.

Hole was co-chair of the Sussex Partnership LGBT Staff Network, which helps to safeguard the rights of gay and transgender staff at the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

On top of this, the nurse also worked as a ward manager at a women's mental health trauma unit in Chichester.

The article is careful not to use pronouns: always "the nurse". The nurse is a man, of course. The Times print edition (not online) uses female pronouns throughout, with not a mention of him being trans. 

A spokesperson from the Sussex trust said: 'When the allegations of racism came to light, we acted immediately to investigate.

'We are committed to providing inclusive and anti-racist healthcare services.'

They were double-quick to sack him for racist comments, but, being committed to providing an "inclusive" healthcare service, they were entirely untroubled that he was a man in charge of a woman's psychiatric unit.

More here, at the Glinner Update.

From July 2016:

A nurse who reported a transphobic hate crime has received an apology from the chief constable of Sussex Police after the force addressed her as "Mr".

Rachel Dios was sent a letter addressed to "Mr Dios" after she reported an incident of verbal abuse by a group of men in Chichester, West Sussex.

She shared the letter on Facebook and Twitter, saying: "I think you need to review your response.

" Chief Constable Giles York replied: "I'm so sorry we got this wrong."