EastEnders fans spot huge blunder with Sonia Fowler’s car

Bit unrealistic tbh

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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EastEnders fans have spotted a major blunder in a recent episode with Sonia Fowler's new car.

The week began with a mystery man arriving outside Sonia's house and dropping off a car and a note.

Sonia's confusion quickly turned to joy when it dawned on her that one of her patients, who was diagnosed with coronavirus, had given her a car.

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Sonia received a new car from a patient ©BBC

Reading the note, Sonia told her pal Whitney Dean, "It's from a Covid guy that I treated in hospital.

"I ain't got a new boyfriend, I've got a new car!"

And despite Sonia buzzing about her new gift, lots of viewers couldn't help but point out that she wouldn't be able to accept the present from a patient.

"That patient sending a car to Sonia is a data protection nightmare #EastEnders," wrote one fan.

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Viewers were confused about her gift ©BBC

Someone else said, "Sonia gets a new car... from a patient? Umm you do actually need to declare gifts of a high value. All NHS trusts have a policy regard receipt of gifts of high value. Some chocolate, no big deal. A screechy big car, that’ll be a talking point. #EastEnders

Another commented, "So EastEnders... Sonia a nurse treated a covid guy... And he's bought her a car for doing so... Are they even allowed to except gifts from patients".

A fourth joked, "WTF Sonia aka the founder of the NHS treats and CURES a patient of coronavirus and he buys her a car as thanks?? HOW can people slag off soaps when they give us this top quality content #Eastenders".

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One more added, "Sonia wouldn’t be able to accept a car from her patient. Eastenders is just going down the drain".

According to the NHS guidelines, Sonia would have to declare the car because of how expensive it is.

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On the website, the NHS states, "The guidance will permit staff, such as nurses, to receive a box of chocolates or other small tokens of gratitude from patients but will require them to decline anything that could be seen to affect their professional judgement.

"Gifts with a value over £50, accepted on behalf of organisations, will need to be declared. It will also be standard practice for NHS commitments to take precedence over private practice, and for any member of staff – clinical or non-clinical – to declare outside employment and the details of where and when this takes place although not earnings at this stage."

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