Nurse who took Royal prank phonecall found dead.

[The Duchess of Zeon]

Or that it is their PR strategy right now. Really the only option they have tbh.

Well, Prince Charles making that joke happened before she killed herself, so it doesn't seem like they were that perturbed by it. And let's be honest, unless the hospital was going to fire her, of which no evidence exists at current, the suicide does indicate some kind of underlying mental health problem.

[Thanas]

Yeah but even if she had not killed herself that really is the only PR option that does not make them look like dicks.

[The Duchess of Zeon]

Oh, okay, I see your point now.

[Agent Fisher]

Does the UK have anything like HIPAA? Here in the US, at least at the hospital I worked at for awhile, a patient had a certain access number they gave to family and friends so those people could contact the nurse and get info. Without that number, you got absolutely nothing.

[Crown]

Yeah but even if she had not killed herself that really is the only PR option that does not make them look like dicks.

I understand your scepticism (and I am a great appreciator of cynicism), but in this instance I think they honestly didn't (at the time before the suicide) think it was a big deal; St James Palace confirmed that they never made a complaint or broached the issue (relating to the giving of information over the phone) with the hospital.

They've been through worse, think they just shrugged this one off.

[ryacko]

Would anyone know if the Australian outcry is due to the nurse's death, or due to the impersonation of the royal family, or some combination of both?

Scotland Yard has been in touch with Australian police over the death of a nurse from the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness.
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, died on Friday, days after she answered a prank phone call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
An inquest into the apparent suicide is due to be opened this week.
The firm which owns the radio station is holding an emergency board meeting.
Southern Cross Austereo, owner of 2Day FM, has suspended all advertising on the station until Monday, while DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian are on indefinite leave.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Officers have been in contact with Australian authorities."
The deputy commissioner for New South Wales Police, Nick Kaldas, told Sky News: "It hasn't been indicated to us that an offence has occurred and they have not actually asked for anything yet.
"They've simply touched base, let us know of their interest and they will get back to us if they actually want something done. Nothing has been requested of us yet."
On Saturday the chairman of King Edward VII's Hospital, where Catherine was being treated for acute morning sickness last week, wrote a strongly worded letter to Southern Cross Austereo chairman Max Moore-Wilton about the hoax call.
In it, Lord Glenarthur said it was "truly appalling" that the pre-recorded phone call, in which Mrs Saldanha transfers the caller to the duchess' nurse believing it to be the Queen, was approved by radio management before broadcast.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday, Mr Moore-Wilton said: "We're considering that letter and I'll be responding to them after I discuss it with my board colleagues later today."
Lord Glenarthur also said in his letter: "The immediate consequence of these premeditated and ill-considered actions was the humiliation of two dedicated and caring nurses who were simply doing their job tending to their patients.
"The longer term consequence has been reported around the world and is, frankly, tragic beyond words."
He urged Mr Moore-Wilton to ensure such an incident is never repeated.
A bouquet of flowers was left outside the hospital accommodation where Mrs Saldanha was found on Friday. An attached note said: "We bless your soul."
While Mrs Saldanha's husband and two children were being comforted at their home in Bristol, her extended family in her native India were coming to terms with her death.
Her sister-in-law told AFP news agency from south-west India: "We were shocked to hear from her husband that Jacintha was no more. He did not tell us that she committed suicide."
She added: "Today we are going to the church to pray for her soul and for her children, who are going through a bad time."

[Stark]

Man, cultural myopia. I'm sure some people are offended (as the royal family isn't and nobody is about impersonating anyone else), but the exposure is pretty much entirely on the whole 'shock radio prank ends in death'.

Y'know, the actual tragedy, and nit the who cares bullshit that happens all the time and nobody bats an eye. It's probably a good example of why the counselling and support people often sneer at after stressful work experiences are important.

[Zaune]

Does the UK have anything like HIPAA? Here in the US, at least at the hospital I worked at for awhile, a patient had a certain access number they gave to family and friends so those people could contact the nurse and get info. Without that number, you got absolutely nothing.

I think this kind of thing falls under the Data Protection Act in this country, not sure about Australia.

[Simon_Jester]

Man, cultural myopia. I'm sure some people are offended (as the royal family isn't and nobody is about impersonating anyone else), but the exposure is pretty much entirely on the whole 'shock radio prank ends in death'.

Y'know, the actual tragedy, and nit the who cares bullshit that happens all the time and nobody bats an eye. It's probably a good example of why the counselling and support people often sneer at after stressful work experiences are important.

True. Some people don't need them, but others need them desperately.

I wonder if we could correlate how much people sneer at such things in different industries or places to how... 'busy' the workforce is in that area.

[Stark]

In this case the high profile of the situation almost certainly contributed to a high level of stress for everyone involved; it may only have taken one co-worker saying HAHA YOU DUMB FOR PUTTING THAT CALL THROUGH to push this poor woman over the edge.

[Flagg]

I think it should be a fucking crime to try to obtain medical infoirmation on anyone through fraud. If it isn't already. But more importantly I think this woman, assuming she did kill herself due to this incident (which is a big assumption IMO), probably had some underlying issues she was struggling with and this just pushed her over the edge.