Religion is bad for your health, or at least it is if your a nurse in The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS trust hospital. Nurse Shirley Chaplin was told her Christian cross necklace was a health and safety risk and she's facing disciplinary action if she doesn't remove it.
Yes I can see where the hospital is coming from, if there was a large explosion the cross could become shrapnel, or if a tidal wave struck the hospital poor nurse Shirley could be dragged down by the weight of a small cross and chain. Truth is if either of these happened a cross and chain would be the least of nurse Shirleys problems.
To me this sounds more like too many managers with not enough proper work to do, coupled with a hefty dose (pun intended) of positive discrimination. I can't help wondering if nurse Shirley was a Muslim whether they would be so quick to try and stop her wearing a burqe, I suspect not.
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