The HPWA: Fantastic Dignity Statement

Thursday 23 November 2017

Fantastic Dignity Statement

I was walking along the street today when I saw a young woman walking towards me on a city street. I stood aside to let her past and she said "thank you." I looked carefully at her and realized that I recognized her. It was "Miss Stuck-up Little Bitch Nurse" who I describe in the background links below... Actually there are about a dozen people to whom I've given that nickname, but this individual has probably done the most to earn it. As soon as she had passed I started singing this following porters' song at her departing back:

Porters' Dignity

And Porters' Dignity

Porters' Dignity

Oh, Porters' Dignity

Porters' Dignity

And Porters' Dignity

Porters' Pride

And Porters' Pride

Porters' Pride

Oh, Porters' Pride

Porters' Pride

And Porters' Pride

"Miss Stuck-up Little Bitch Nurse" did not respond and just kept walking, but her gait became more hasty and rigid, exactly like it used to when I used dignity statements against her when I served at the hospital alongside her. As I say in the background links, only ever use dignity statements in situations where your target really deserves them; and I can assure you, she does. I've not seen her since my unfair dismissal from the NHS, but I've never forgotten her. I don't know whether she called the police about my actions, but if she did I can just imagine the response: "Hello, Thames Valley Police... You'd like to report a man harassing you on the street. That's a very serious offence. Very well, madam, what form did this harassment take... He sang a song? What kind of song?... What?... He sang a song about 'porters' dignity'? What else did he do?... Nothing?... What? Nothing at all?... Then why do you consider this harassment?" Today's experience has made me realize that I might have been out of the Hospital Portering Service for six years now, but the dignity statement still serves a purpose.

See here for background: http://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/blocks-and-digs.html.

And: http://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/happy-st-theos-day-2017.html.

And: http://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/making-dignity-statements.html.

And: http://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/physical-dignity-statements.html.

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What is the HPWA

The Hospital Porters’ Welfare Association is a new charity and support community established to provide care and support for the approximately 9000 serving Hospital Porters in the UK and the even greater number of retired and former Hospital Porters. Today thousands of Hospital Porters and ex-Hospital Porters live under the pressure of the trauma sometimes involved in their duties; and also poverty, isolation, indignity and social structural violence leading to suffering, a poor quality of life and increasing mental and physical health problems stemming from their sacrifice to the Hospital Portering Service, the National Health Service and private health practices; and the patients whom they play such a vital part in caring for. Our mission is to build a better present and future for Hospital Porters across Britain and eventually throughout the world by giving financial support, counseling and comradeship. In doing so we hope to also raise the public profile of Hospital Portering and increase awareness of this noble profession.