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Men-in-nurse-uniform cash redirected after Ludlow Hospital rejected money | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A £2,500 donation from men dressed as nurses that was turned down by a hospital is to be used to train community first responders. | A £2,500 donation from men dressed as nurses that was turned down by a hospital is to be used to train community first responders. |
The men raised money for Ludlow Hospital in Shropshire by pushing a bed around the town. | The men raised money for Ludlow Hospital in Shropshire by pushing a bed around the town. |
The hospital said the outfits were "demeaning" and refused the money. | The hospital said the outfits were "demeaning" and refused the money. |
The hospital's league of friends said "a lot of people would run round the streets naked if they thought we could get our hospital properly funded". | The hospital's league of friends said "a lot of people would run round the streets naked if they thought we could get our hospital properly funded". |
Read more news for Shropshire | Read more news for Shropshire |
League of Friends chairman Peter Corfield said: "We must draw the line between what is insulting to people and what is actually attracting attention to the good cause... Looking at the reaction we've had from around the world, I don't think we're out of step." | League of Friends chairman Peter Corfield said: "We must draw the line between what is insulting to people and what is actually attracting attention to the good cause... Looking at the reaction we've had from around the world, I don't think we're out of step." |
Mr Corfield said the league was looking "for something that would produce a long-term local benefit" and it discovered two new community first responders were about to start training. | Mr Corfield said the league was looking "for something that would produce a long-term local benefit" and it discovered two new community first responders were about to start training. |
Community first responders are "volunteers and have to fund their own equipment," he said. | Community first responders are "volunteers and have to fund their own equipment," he said. |
Previously, Jan Ditheridge, chief executive of Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, said: "The presentation of men dressed as female nurses in a highly-sexualised and demeaning way is wrong, very outdated and insulting to the profession. | Previously, Jan Ditheridge, chief executive of Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, said: "The presentation of men dressed as female nurses in a highly-sexualised and demeaning way is wrong, very outdated and insulting to the profession. |
"We have previously asked that this doesn't happen and therefore don't think it's right to accept any money associated with this activity." | "We have previously asked that this doesn't happen and therefore don't think it's right to accept any money associated with this activity." |
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