Michelle Bignall

As a registered Paramedic (PA40597) your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. In that:

1. On 13 October 2020:

a. you demonstrated bullying and/or unprofessional behaviour and/or used discriminatory language when you said about Person A; “I am going to find out if she is a rug muncher” or words to that effect, and

b. you behaved in an intimidating manner towards Person A, when you pressured Person A to disclose their sexuality to you, and/or you then shared this information with staff.

2. On 13 October 2020, you demonstrated bullying and/or unprofessional behaviour when you said to Person B about his use of dating sites that, "you had discussed this with your daughter and that this was a dating site for gay men”, or words to that effect

3. On 14 October 2020, your behaviour was inappropriate and/or you did not communicate professionally when:

a. You made comments about Person B ‘deciding to show up’, or words to that effect.

b. You said to Person B, “People with Mental Health Issues shouldn’t be in the Job” or words to that effect

4. On 20 October 2020, you demonstrated bullying and/or unprofessional behaviour towards Person B when you asked to check his paperwork as you didn’t trust him and said, “so need to check that you’ve put everything, you are welcome to datix me asking to see your paperwork”, or words to that effect

5. On 21 October 2020 you made inappropriate and/or unprofessional comments to Person B about Person C, when you said “Person C was sleeping with half the LAS and MPS, even though she looks like a man”, or words to that effect

6. On 21 October 2020, you demonstrated bullying and/or unprofessional behaviour towards Person D specifically, you walked through the messroom at Whipps Cross and deliberately ignored Person D as an act of exclusion

7. On 25 November 2020, you demonstrated bullying and/or unprofessional behaviour towards Person E, specifically;

a. You stood by the ambulance door and without reason stared directly at Person E in an intimidating manner

b. You walked towards Person E and looked both ways as Person E was putting rubbish in the bin by the Mess room and/or stared at Person E and/or obstructed her movement

8. On 06 December 2020, your behaviour was inappropriate and/or you did not communicate professionally when you said about Person F, “if my son was as dumb as that”, or words to that effect

9. The matters described at particulars 1 - 8 above constitute misconduct.

10. By reason of your misconduct your fitness to practise is impaired