British doctor fired after emailing prayer to colleagues, hearing told
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British doctor fired after emailing prayer to colleagues, hearing told
From correspondents in Walsall
NewsCore
March 29, 2012 8:45AM
A BRITISH doctor claims he was fired after emailing a prayer to his coworkers to "motivate" the department.
Dr David Drew, a Christian, emailed a prayer by St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, to colleagues at Walsall Manor Hospital, in western England, the Derby Telegraph reported overnight.
He said, "Little did I know that this email would cause me so much difficulty and ultimately result in my dismissal."
The 64-year-old, who is claiming unfair dismissal, first became the subject of an internal investigation after he raised concerns about the conduct of his colleagues on the hospital's pediatric ward, a hearing was told.
Dr Drew told an employment tribunal in Birmingham of two occasions when children were sexually assaulted on the ward and one when a child died after a consultant let him go home.
He complained about the consultant who oversaw the fatality case and was stripped of his role as clinical director. When he later complained about a nurse he described as "very rude," an investigation was carried out into his conduct.
Dr Drew was then dismissed after failing to accept one of the recommendations of the probe, which was that he "refrain from using religious references in his professional communications, verbal or written."
He asked the hospital's chief executive, Sue James, for clarification and was told that he should accept the recommendations or resign, the hearing was told.
"The allegation that I have forced my religion onto other people, that I am some kind of religious maniac, was made worse by the fact that they told me there was no need to understand what this is all about," Dr Drew told the tribunal. "If the trust wanted me to behave in a different way, they should give me some explanation."
The hearing continues.
British doctor fired after emailing prayer to colleagues, hearing told
From correspondents in Walsall
NewsCore
March 29, 2012 8:45AM
A BRITISH doctor claims he was fired after emailing a prayer to his coworkers to "motivate" the department.
Dr David Drew, a Christian, emailed a prayer by St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, to colleagues at Walsall Manor Hospital, in western England, the Derby Telegraph reported overnight.
He said, "Little did I know that this email would cause me so much difficulty and ultimately result in my dismissal."
The 64-year-old, who is claiming unfair dismissal, first became the subject of an internal investigation after he raised concerns about the conduct of his colleagues on the hospital's pediatric ward, a hearing was told.
Dr Drew told an employment tribunal in Birmingham of two occasions when children were sexually assaulted on the ward and one when a child died after a consultant let him go home.
He complained about the consultant who oversaw the fatality case and was stripped of his role as clinical director. When he later complained about a nurse he described as "very rude," an investigation was carried out into his conduct.
Dr Drew was then dismissed after failing to accept one of the recommendations of the probe, which was that he "refrain from using religious references in his professional communications, verbal or written."
He asked the hospital's chief executive, Sue James, for clarification and was told that he should accept the recommendations or resign, the hearing was told.
"The allegation that I have forced my religion onto other people, that I am some kind of religious maniac, was made worse by the fact that they told me there was no need to understand what this is all about," Dr Drew told the tribunal. "If the trust wanted me to behave in a different way, they should give me some explanation."
The hearing continues.
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