TTSH Allowed Possible Human Contagion without Quarantine
by MIKOspace
A Radiographer
nursing staff [Facebook nickname “Edz Ello”] of Singapore’s Tan Tock Seng
Hospital (TTSH) posted inflammatory threats to
“kick out Singaporeans” and “prayed (wished) for Singaporean deaths” on his
Facebook has been placed
on administrative duties, pending police investigations. The Hospital decision apparently ignored a
pattern of similar derogatory anti-Singapore remarks on his Facebook.
Pending the outcome of a purported
Police investigations, the Standard HRM practice is to
suspend the staff and bar his presence from the Hospital for up to 7 days (as
allowed by labour laws) while convening a separate Internal Inquiry which would
carry out a forensic analysis of his work station, including official and
personal computers, personal papers, case files, as well as conduct interviews
of co-workers and friends. Any past incidents should be flagged eg. Mails,
posts, graffiti and quarrels involving Singaporean patients, co-workers, visitors
and vendors should be re-examined. Should
he be deem a flight risk, the Police should detain him under protective custody
and/or retain his passport.
While on
suspension, the Staff could prepare and collect whatever evidence to support
his purported defense [“Someone hacked his Facebook account”]. Given the pattern
of similar derogatory anti-Singapore remarks on his Facebook, his defense
seemed incredulous. Nonetheless, the Staff
is entitled to due process in Singapore where we apply the Rule of Law even for
the more hardened social and criminal offender.
It is a Major Mistake to allow the Staff
to return to the workplace amidst the negative publicity against him, and to
provide him opportunities for the possible tampering or removal of evidence against
him and/or threaten co-workers and other persons against incriminating him.
Furthermore, the
words specifically used on his Facebook, and previous postings, [“pray(ing) for “disastors” to strike
Singapore and wants to see more Singaporeans die”], if indeed attributed to him, would
clearly make him a
potential danger to hundreds of Singaporean TTSH staff, Singaporean patients as
well as thousands of Singaporean visitors to TTSH daily.
It is a monumental lapse of leadership judgment to allow the Staff to be in the Hospital,
to continue dealing with Singaporeans whom his words [if attributable] had so
murderously directed at, before the final determination of the threat
assessment that he posed to public safety and security, especially to the
Hospital patients, staff and visitors.
As Singapore’s Top
Communicable Disease Center, TTSH should know that a contagion MUST be quarantined
and contained. Suspending and Barring
the Staff from the Hospital where he could pose a danger to others, and also
for his own safety, would not violate any of his civil and due process rights.
This is straight-forward
human resource and national
security problem.
At worst, we have
discovered a
potential serial killer who harbours murderous thoughts for the deaths of
all Singaporeans. At best, the Staff was
merely suffering from a mental defect or disease resulting
from prolonged working in Singapore far from home. If the former, the Police would deal with him
accordingly.
Should the Staff be diagnosed with a mental defect or illness
against Singaporeans and all things Singapore, just remove him like a virus from
the environment that “caused” or “feed” his affliction – Singapore. The obvious solution then is to deport the
Staff and bar him from entering Singapore for his own mental health recovery.
TTSH as
a highly respectable public healthcare institution should have managed the case
in a more professional and serious manner instead of merely transferring the
Staff to administrative duties (seriously?) and allowing him to walk freely around
the Hospital as a potential danger to patients, staff and the public who are
Singaporeans.
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Kopi Level - Blue, thank you
ReplyDeleteIf what have been reported is true, then....
This Is Very Very Serious!
It Is Highly Highly Dangerous!
The hospital MUST MUST not take
this matter lightly!
The hospital MUST MUST do the
RIGHT thing.
Please protect the safety of
SingaporeLangs before it is
tooooooooooooo late.
Just Do It!
Now! Now! Now!
No worry lah.
ReplyDeleteIf this Pinoy radiographer nursing staff really wanted to give wrong medicine, he could have done it easily in the past already. But apparently he didn't, tio bo?
Just like if majority Sinkies really wanted to vote PAP out, they would have done it easily in last GE already. But they didn't, tio bo?
So Sinkies, just like TTSH, be calm and don't panick, OK?
I think God only allow foreigners, and only some, to insult, threaten or at worst, to bash Sinkies lah. Give wrong medicine to Sinkies? Definitely no, at least not intentional, anyway.
ReplyDeleteTTSH has a duty of care to ensure Singaporeans are free from harm. This person has threatened to kill Singaporeans and the least TTSH could do is to enure he has no access to any medical facility until the case is investigated.
ReplyDeleteTTSH is taking a very careless step to continue to let a potentially dangerous criminal working in the hospital. Unbeliever! If this guy is what he is, imagine the harm he could inflict while still working in TTSH?
ReplyDeleteWhat is happening TTSH? You will be held responsible if anything bad happens if you continue to let this suspicious person continue to work as normal.
I think TTSH should send a letter to alert all patients who have been handled by this Pinoy.
ReplyDeleteBetter double check to make sure all affected patients had been given the "correct" radiation levels during their x-ray.
Alamak .I had earlier suggested that he should be suspended pending investigation.
ReplyDeleteInstead reported that he is transferred to do administrative work .
Typical khongcum .
Maybe they are are influenced by those kaykhiang who always claim exploitation by employers. Maybe they think by doing so they can get award of being a caring, fair and good employer.
Just hope nothing bad happens in TTSH. If it does, they will know who to hang.
ReplyDeleteTTSH has over 80% Filipinos,
ReplyDeleteHOW SO?
Is Management no longer Objective and Professional?
So dependent on Filipinos that Management Cannot taken action on ONE Errant Pinoy?
Who is in-charge of TTSH?
Singapore government or foreign workers?
Leadership, man!
Show Leadership .... NOW, please.
To Lee hsien loog, Roy ngerng pose a more serious threat to Singaporean and Roy was fired and kicked out of his office before the defamation case was settled, Roy didn't even get a chance to be transferred internally to do light duties with full pay. Yet elo pinoy dude got such a privilege. He is being treated Innocent until Proven Guilty, which does make sense but the Ttsh is clearly practisingbdouble standards. Despicable. I thought lky's Lee wei long is a big shot in the hospitals, maybe she should stand up, she seemed to be a reasonable character unlike her power crazy incompetent brother as father.
ReplyDeleteWhat if they walk out? Close down hospital?
ReplyDeleteDouble standard
ReplyDeleteRoy did not threaten Sinkies but irritated the Pappies and he was sacked.
Pinoy wanted all Singaporean dead with disasters, yet he was transferred to another position.
Do Pappies rank higher than Sinkies in life priorities?
Singapore deserves to be a state of the Ppines.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 1.39pm........
ReplyDeleteAre u saying that we become Singapines?
Hahaha...........
If Pinoys really comprise 70 to 80 percent of the staff at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital as some reports alleged, then it is understandable why this Pinoy is only transferred to admin duties, unlike the Sinkie Roy who was sacked.
ReplyDeletemany foreigners also think like that lah. pls stop being naive like pap and think that foreigners will be grateful for the chance to come here, take over our jobs and contribute positive to society. most of them hope sinkies will die soon. the elite ruling class makes it so easy for them to come here, take over our jobs and they will not cherish one. as the saying goes, easy come easy go.
ReplyDelete>>214pm
ReplyDeleteif the foreign staff portion not so high in public hospitals, Roy and many of us will not have been so fed up with the elite ruling class.
TTSH pinoy staff : We go on strike then you know!!!
ReplyDeleteYour ah ma ah kong shit in pants and sleeping in corridors no one care!
The little indians rioted in little india.
We will made sure your great leader quote Repent at your leisure our slogan.
DARED TO SACK ONE OF US???
Never ask you to apologise, give you chance already.
We faxed (farked) you.
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