An NHS trust has marked Pride month with rainbow-coloured zebra crossings at one of its hospitals.
North West Anglia Foundation NHS Trust (NWAFT) said it wanted to help shape culture and policies for an inclusive environment.
A piity it doesn't want to ensure its building are safe and in good repair instead.
In recognition of Peterborough Pride, two pedestrian crossings - one outside the car park and one opposite the main entrance - at Peterborough City Hospital have been given a rainbow makeover.
The initiative was funded by the North West Anglia Hospitals’ charity and similar pride initiatives are in the pipeline for the trust's other hospital sites including Stamford and Hinchingbrooke.
If you've donated money or run a fundraiser for this charity, congratulations! You've been taken for a right mug, haven't you?
Jo Bennis, Chief Nurse at NWAFT, said: “As the executive link with our LGBTQIA+ staff network, I’m really proud that we continue to support our colleagues, patients and local community – not only during Pride, but always.
“We hope these rainbow crossings represent celebration, raise awareness, and serve as a reminder to our colleagues and visitors that we are an inclusive trust.”
That's not what they are representing, is it?
The trust said the staff network also regularly delivered lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ colleagues to the executive board and was innovative in its approach to new working ways for staff.
I wonder just what that means...
As I understand it, according to the Road Traffic Act, a pedestrian crossing has to be alternate black and white stripes. If this is so, then any incident on these rainbow crossings may not fall within that part of the RTA, possibly leading to more admissions that hospital. Perhaps someone is putting diversity before common sense? However, when did that ever bother the elite?
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Warning, pedant alert. AIUI Zebra crossings have to be alternate dark and light, traditionally black and white. So your point about rainbow colours stands. I'm not so sure about pelican crossings. So, it may depend.
ReplyDeleteAnyone like to volunteer to mow someone (preferably a member of the LGBwhatever community) down on a multicoloured zebra crossing, to provide a test case? ("I was confused by the colours yer honour.")