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Posts: 16,416
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Belly of the beast, United Kingdom
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18-08-07, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_zube
And here is the tragic case of Ntsimbi Galtricia from Barking. Another example of the liberal, largely white managers of the NHS and Social Services failing to take prompt action through fear of accusations of racism. Both Vivian and Ntsimbi should have been sectioned and given proper treatment and maybe their children would still be alive -
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Mr Zube: Disagree with you on two counts, in the Hackney case, I think Racism absolutely played a part in what took place.... I cannot believe that if the couple were white middle class, and the husband had raised the same level of concerns this black father had, that either he would have been threatened by court action or at the very least that the mother would not have been supervised for the first few visits. The arrogance of the social workers towards the father is just breath taking and o personally hope regardless of their colour that whoever took that decision is sacked and held accountable for that disgraceful behaviour.
In the Barking case, it is not fair without more insight into the timeline of events and what information was available to lambast the people involved in that case, for not sectioning her. Clearly her illness was not obvious and if she managed to persuade the doctors and workers present that she was well... and it is right if there is a doubt that people are NOT sectioned.. Where the mistake was made was not informing child services or ensuring that other factors were assessed...this is where they went wrong!!?
African heart, African mind
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