NHS Crisis

[hilts]

But you're not bitter hilts? Was it NWAS you applied to?

It was, I was pretty pissed off at the time but this was a few years back now but if they are having recruitment problems it seems somewhat self inflicted

 

[urban genie]

One recent development Urban Genie is called hospital chains. In Greater Manchester, for example, this approach recognises that competition between hospital Trusts has failed. Better performing Trusts are helping to run more troubled ones so it's part takeover part collaboration. For example, Salford are running much of Pennine Acute and Central Manchester are calling the shots / helping South Manchester / Wythenshawe

Well that sounds better run than individual trusts fannying about.

Like has been said in the last few pages it probably isn't over magement, but bad managers, I work in Education in the service sector and the last 5 years has been a shift from the tried and tested model of educational people runing the place to a seperation of the business side and the curiculum side, it has left us with massive cuts in budgets and staffing levels from the execs while an expected higher standard of service and delivery from the curiculum heads to meet ofsted targets, resulting in curiculum and support staff under presure to deliver the same stadards with less resources and a demoralised workforce which still will work as hard as possible to deliver but feeling no love for the job.

not.saying the nhs is exactly the same, but putting managers that don't understand what the job is about and what is needed is probably something it does suffer from.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

seeing the way that Wythenshawe would seemingly rather my sister just die so they don't have to bother dealing with things like appointments/solving her problem, I have little faith in the NHS and the doctors/nurses/"specialists" working in it. They'd save 9/10ths of their valuable time if they actually paid attention, concentrated and did their jobs properly first time round.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I was a paramedic with NWAS (intially GMAS) for 13 years,i resigned in 2014 because my stress levels were off the scale and i wasn't in a healthy place.I joined the job,like most,because i wanted to perform a role that made an everyday difference to the public of Manchester,i was bloody good at the job,and i gave it my all - ultimately,however,i became a casualty myself,and management could not have cared less,they just pointed towards the exit door.......i left the service feeling both angry and very let down.

I'm far from alone,some might even say i'm lucky,as many,who were in a similar place to myself,are no longer around to tell their story - thats not bullshit,it happens every week.....and until its addressed people will continue to burn out,and deteriorate,and eventually descend into the darkest of places.

Ex colleagues of mine are leaving in droves,i currently work with four from my last station........its no exaggeration to say the service is fucked and i really cant see it improving.

 

[hilts]

I was a paramedic with NWAS (intially GMAS) for 13 years,i resigned in 2014 because my stress levels were off the scale and i wasn't in a healthy place.I joined the job,like most,because i wanted to perform a role that made an everyday difference to the public of Manchester,i was bloody good at the job,and i gave it my all - ultimately,however,i became a casualty myself,and management could not have cared less,they just pointed towards the exit door.......i left the service feeling both angry and very let down.

I'm far from alone,some might even say i'm lucky,as many,who were in a similar place to myself,are no longer around to tell their story - thats not bullshit,it happens every week.....and until its addressed people will continue to burn out,and deteriorate,and eventually descend into the darkest of places.

Ex colleagues of mine are leaving in droves,i currently work with four from my last station........its no exaggeration to say the service is fucked and i really cant see it improving.

Did I have a lucky escape then fella?

 

[117 M34]

Well that sounds better run than individual trusts fannying about.

Like has been said in the last few pages it probably isn't over magement, but bad managers, I work in Education in the service sector and the last 5 years has been a shift from the tried and tested model of educational people runing the place to a seperation of the business side and the curiculum side, it has left us with massive cuts in budgets and staffing levels from the execs while an expected higher standard of service and delivery from the curiculum heads to meet ofsted targets, resulting in curiculum and support staff under presure to deliver the same stadards with less resources and a demoralised workforce which still will work as hard as possible to deliver but feeling no love for the job.

not.saying the nhs is exactly the same, but putting managers that don't understand what the job is about and what is needed is probably something it does suffer from.

What does this mean?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Did I have a lucky escape then fella?

Very much pal,its an horrendous job these days,getting away from it has made a hell of a difference to my life - i have clarity again,and i'm in a very happy and healthy place.

 

[urban genie]

What does this mean?

I meant support services sorry you know, facilities

 

[philiph20]

Work in the non medical side of things in the NHS and the levels of waste are staggering, PFI was/is a farce and the private companies such as Sodexo are bleeding the NHS dry as a result. You have employment agencies doing the same with locum medical staff required and high levels of long term sick are commonplace this resulting in the need for agency staff.The workload has increased and more patients are being seen but with no real increase in admin staff. Much as I'd love to blame the Tories and Labour as I despise both the blame for this mess isn't completely their responsibility, bad management is equally to blame.

 

[philiph20]

I forget to mention the large amount of missed appointment and interpreters being hired and many many patients who require them not turning up, the interpreters have to wait around and gave to be paid.

The NHS is riddled with 'piss takers' who are on long term sick when it's obvious to all and sundry that they are swinging the lead, cover has to be found via agencies or an increased workload for current staff.