Wait for racism judgement - Carlisle News & Star 17th October 2008
A SENIOR nurse who claims she suffered racial discrimination at the hands of hospital bosses will have to wait until at least December to find out if she has won her case.
Mixed race Sarina Saiger claims she was subjected to a campaign of victimisation and harassment while working for the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Hospital boss denies racism - Carlisle News & Star 16th October 2008
A HOSPITAL chief accused of assaulting a senior nurse and telling her she did not fit in because of her race has issued an outright denial.
North Cumbria’s former director of nursing, Bruce Skilbeck, took to the witness stand at a tribunal into claims by former assistant Sarina Saiger that he told her she was the “wrong colour and culture” for Cumbria. She also alleges he physically assaulted her.
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Senior nurse claims hospitals HR boss hunted for mistakes - Carlisle News & Star 14th October 2008
The woman in charge of staffing at north Cumbria’s main hospitals has denied accusations that she launched a racially-motivated campaign of harassment against a senior nurse.
Shirley Chipperfield, human resources director at the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, took to the witness stand at a high-profile tribunal in Newcastle yesterday.
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Ex-nursing boss denies he assaulted nurse - Carlisle News & Star 9th October 2008
accused of assaulting a senior nurse and telling her she did not fit in because of her race has issued an outright denial.
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Boss quizzed in nurse harassment trial - Carlisle News & Star 9th October 2008
THE former boss of north Cumbria’s hospitals has defended her decision not to suspend a top director despite claims that he had assaulted a senior nurse.
Marie Burnham, who ran the West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary until earlier this year, insists she took the allegations seriously.
Former assistant director of nursing Sarina Saiger claims she was assaulted by her boss, Bruce Skilbeck.
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Former hospitals chief doubted assault claim - Carlisle News & Star 8th October 2008
THE former boss of North Cumbria’s hospitals has defended her decision not to suspend a top director despite claims he had assaulted a senior nurse.
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DOUBT: Former North Cumbria Acute Hospitals Trust chief executive, Marie Burnham.
Marie Burnham, who ran the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital until earlier this year, insists she took the allegations very seriously.
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Boss denies taking sides in NHS fight - Carlisle News & Star 3rd October 2008
THE former boss of north Cumbria’s hospitals has defended her decision not to suspend a top director despite claims he had assaulted a senior nurse.
Marie Burnham, who ran the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital until earlier this year, insists she took the allegations very seriously.
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Health boss slams Trust managers - Carlisle News & Star 1st October 2008
A HIGH-PROFILE NHS manager has slammed Cumbrian hospital bosses over their treatment of a senior nurse.\n\nKen Jarrold told a tribunal this week that he believes a culture of bullying and harassment was allowed to develop among managers of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital.
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‘Culture of bullying’ at hospitals – tribunal - Carlisle News & Star 29th September 2008
A HIGH-PROFILE NHS manager has slammed Cumbrian hospital bosses over their treatment of a senior nurse.
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Sarina Saiger: Claims she was victim of a campaign of harassment
Ken Jarrold told a tribunal yesterday that he believes a culture of bullying and harassment was allowed to develop among managers of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital.
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Hospital bosses hit back over senior nurse’s racism claims - Carlisle News & Star 26th September 2008
HOSPITAL bosses yesterday refuted claims that they overlooked equal opportunities polices in order to promote senior members of staff.
Former director of nursing Sarina Saiger has accused the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust of racial discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal.
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Nurse faked her own arm injury, says boss - Carlisle News & Star 23rd September 2008
THE senior nurse at the centre of a race row has been accused of making up allegations that she was physically assaulted by her boss.
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Sarina Saiger: Claims her boss was ‘shaking with rage’ before he grabbed her
Sarina Saiger yesterday showed an employment tribunal how she claims Bruce Skilbeck, the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust’s then nursing director, grabbed her arm during a heated argument.
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‘Paranoia behind nurse’s allegations’ - Carlisle News & Star 22nd September 2008
A SENIOR nurse who claims she was the victim of a calculated campaign of harassment and victimisation by bosses has been accused of suffering from “extreme paranoia”.
At a tribunal this morning Sarina Saiger, former assistant director of nursing at the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, accused managers of going behind her back to obtain personal information.
These allegations centred around her part-time PhD studies, which required her to travel to the University of Salford several days each month.
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Former assistant tells tribunal she saw senior nurse being 'bullied' - Carlisle News & Star 19th September 2008
The former assistant of a senior nurse accusing hospital bosses of race discrimination, victimisation and harassment claims she witnessed some of it taking place.
Maria Allen launched a scathing attack on senior managers at the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, labelling former chief executive Marie Burnham as “bullying” and human resources manager Shirley Chipperfield “vindictive”.
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Hospital bosses hit back over senior nurse’s racism claims - Carlisle News & Star 19th September 2008
HOSPITAL bosses yesterday refuted claims that they overlooked equal opportunities polices in order to promote senior members of staff.
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‘Victimised’: Sarina Saiger’s claims have been refuted in court
Former director of nursing Sarina Saiger has accused the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust of racial discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal.
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Race-claim boss ‘unco-operative’ - Carlisle News & Star 19th September 2008
THE hospital trust’s defence in a tribunal involving senior nurse Sarina Saiger will claim her accusations result from failing to get a more senior post.
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‘Victimised’: Sarina Saiger’s claims have been refuted in court
The former assistant director of nursing this week set out claims of race discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal against the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Cumbrian hospital chiefs hit back at race claims – tribunal - Carlisle News and Star 18th September 2008
Hospital chiefs have denied claims that racism lay behind decisions not to promote a senior nurse into a director’s job.
Sarina Saiger claims she was not made acting director of nursing with the North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust because she is of mixed race.
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Race-claim nurse boss argued over man - Carlisle News & Star 17th September 2008
A SENIOR nurse who accused bosses of colluding against her as part of a harassment campaign has herself been the subject of staff complaints, a tribunal heard yesterday.
Former assistant director of nursing Sarina Saiger claims she suffered racial discrimination, harassment and victimisation while working for the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Nurse playing race card to get NHS cash’ - Carlisle News & Star 17th September 2008
HOSPITAL bosses have accused a senior nurse of “playing the race card” in an attempt to get money out of the NHS.
They claim former assistant director of nursing Sarina Saiger is a serial claimant against the health service, having twice accepted compromise agreements with previous hospital trusts.
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Cumbria nurse accused of 'playing race card' - Carlisle News & Star 15th September 2008
A senior nurse has been accused at a tribunal of "playing the race card" as part of a long-running dispute with senior managers.
Former assistant director of nursing Sarina Saiger has taken hospital bosses to an employment tribunal over claims of racial discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal.
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Race-claim boss ‘unco-operative’ - Carlisle News & Star 12th September 2008
THE hospital trust’s defence in a tribunal involving senior nurse Sarina Saiger will claim her accusations result from failing to get a more senior post.
The former assistant director of nursing this week set out claims of race discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal against the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
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