It is indeed a mortal sin to not blog regularly, something I have to admit I have neglected to do of late. Time is never on our side and as we get older it seems to become that much more precious because the days all seem to melt in to one and become a blur. This all sounds very dismal for a Sunday morning but I guess I am having a period of reflection as the last few months have been very hectic and I still have much to do.
Looking at the news in general this morning I cant help but notice the vast majority of it is centred around bombings, riots, murders and criminal behaviour of all sorts, I know it has to be reported but what about the million and one good things that happen everyday in this world? Why can't we hear of those? because they do happen and they are out there but for some reason we always concentrate on the bad stuff then talk amongst ourselves at parties and gatherings about how big a mess the world is!
In reality the world is a harsh place but if we took the TV news as gospel every day I think few of us would scarcely get out of bed. It would be nice if we could hear about those good things that happen just now and then even if it does shrink the audience a little.
The NHS seems to be in meltdown at the moment, hardly surprising as the old saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" should be listened and adhered to. For far too long meddling politicians and advisors have given their ten pence worth and then disappeared into political oblivion leaving yet another poorly administered idea in the melting pot and twenty two managers to try and work out just what their "non-job" actually entails.
The truth is the NHS doesn't need to be re-invented it just needs to be run more frugally and available funds put into front line care and not middle management. The idea is fabulous but if you burden such an organisation with political ideas it will soon grind to a halt and that's almost what we have now with demoralised staff and longer and longer waiting lists.
I was dismayed to see the government throwing five hundred million at A and E last week, it's a little like giving a alcoholic a bottle of Whiskey to make him feel better as once that money is administered it will make everyone feel better for a few months, the same as the alcoholic who will feel great for a few hours, it doesn't fix anything and in fact it probably makes things a whole lot worse as very little of that money will actually get to where it is going to do any real good, the front line. I am afraid the NHS is in need of a private sector management team that see's money as an asset and not a general consumable like the people currently at the top. The fact there are less beds than ever is hardly a surprise when you visit a ward and see valuable bed space taken up by rows of PVCU offices with computers sat on the desks, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to work out why the service is in decline, too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
If I was handed five hundred million I think I would make far better use of it than throwing it at middle management in the hope they come up with a rescue plan, I would make a plan of visiting every major hospital in the Country and listen to what the front line staff say before i spent a dime of the taxpayers hard earned money. I would then assemble a team of private sector specialists and go through the day to day running costs/suppliers costs/transport costs and wages bills before I did a single thing. That would make good business sense as you need to know what is wrong before you even attempt fix it or you are just wasting that money the government says "isn't a lot we know", well to me, someone who has worked hard for over 20 years as a businessman it is an obscene amount of money and every penny should be accounted for and should begin to rebuild the shattered service, but alas that will never happen and what we are all witnessing is the slow agonising demise of one of the last great British institutions, it's doomed as much as the Titanic was that fateful night, it's sailing into the abyss unless someone high up has the stomach to tackle middle management head on and kick the vast majority of their over paid under worked butts back out on to civvy street and put Matron back on the ward.
On a lighter note I have been having a lot of well deserved stick this week as i have been sporting a proper shiner, a black-eye to end all black-eyes (see photo), I went into the tyre company yard this week to help out a little and ended up dropping a huge piece of steel on my head that i was trying to weld, it knocked me clean off my feet and hurt like hell, but i carried on regardless in the old bulldog spirit, however the next morning I looked like I had used my face as a train buffer. Despite the bruised look i turned into work and had to endure every joke imaginable from wife-beating to questions about what the other guy looks like, its amazing how a simple black-eye can be such a talking point but it has also been very funny watching peoples reactions, some of whom are dying to ask but are pretending its not there!. I shall try and stay out of mischief this next week and keep close to the keyboard as in the last few weeks i have dropped a bar on my foot and broken a toe, received a black eye and hit my wrist with a hammer.. I guess now is not the time to search for that post on an oil rig.
Have a beautiful Sunday and a wonderful week, above all else stay safe.
Looking at the news in general this morning I cant help but notice the vast majority of it is centred around bombings, riots, murders and criminal behaviour of all sorts, I know it has to be reported but what about the million and one good things that happen everyday in this world? Why can't we hear of those? because they do happen and they are out there but for some reason we always concentrate on the bad stuff then talk amongst ourselves at parties and gatherings about how big a mess the world is!
In reality the world is a harsh place but if we took the TV news as gospel every day I think few of us would scarcely get out of bed. It would be nice if we could hear about those good things that happen just now and then even if it does shrink the audience a little.
The NHS seems to be in meltdown at the moment, hardly surprising as the old saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" should be listened and adhered to. For far too long meddling politicians and advisors have given their ten pence worth and then disappeared into political oblivion leaving yet another poorly administered idea in the melting pot and twenty two managers to try and work out just what their "non-job" actually entails.
The truth is the NHS doesn't need to be re-invented it just needs to be run more frugally and available funds put into front line care and not middle management. The idea is fabulous but if you burden such an organisation with political ideas it will soon grind to a halt and that's almost what we have now with demoralised staff and longer and longer waiting lists.
I was dismayed to see the government throwing five hundred million at A and E last week, it's a little like giving a alcoholic a bottle of Whiskey to make him feel better as once that money is administered it will make everyone feel better for a few months, the same as the alcoholic who will feel great for a few hours, it doesn't fix anything and in fact it probably makes things a whole lot worse as very little of that money will actually get to where it is going to do any real good, the front line. I am afraid the NHS is in need of a private sector management team that see's money as an asset and not a general consumable like the people currently at the top. The fact there are less beds than ever is hardly a surprise when you visit a ward and see valuable bed space taken up by rows of PVCU offices with computers sat on the desks, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to work out why the service is in decline, too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
If I was handed five hundred million I think I would make far better use of it than throwing it at middle management in the hope they come up with a rescue plan, I would make a plan of visiting every major hospital in the Country and listen to what the front line staff say before i spent a dime of the taxpayers hard earned money. I would then assemble a team of private sector specialists and go through the day to day running costs/suppliers costs/transport costs and wages bills before I did a single thing. That would make good business sense as you need to know what is wrong before you even attempt fix it or you are just wasting that money the government says "isn't a lot we know", well to me, someone who has worked hard for over 20 years as a businessman it is an obscene amount of money and every penny should be accounted for and should begin to rebuild the shattered service, but alas that will never happen and what we are all witnessing is the slow agonising demise of one of the last great British institutions, it's doomed as much as the Titanic was that fateful night, it's sailing into the abyss unless someone high up has the stomach to tackle middle management head on and kick the vast majority of their over paid under worked butts back out on to civvy street and put Matron back on the ward.
On a lighter note I have been having a lot of well deserved stick this week as i have been sporting a proper shiner, a black-eye to end all black-eyes (see photo), I went into the tyre company yard this week to help out a little and ended up dropping a huge piece of steel on my head that i was trying to weld, it knocked me clean off my feet and hurt like hell, but i carried on regardless in the old bulldog spirit, however the next morning I looked like I had used my face as a train buffer. Despite the bruised look i turned into work and had to endure every joke imaginable from wife-beating to questions about what the other guy looks like, its amazing how a simple black-eye can be such a talking point but it has also been very funny watching peoples reactions, some of whom are dying to ask but are pretending its not there!. I shall try and stay out of mischief this next week and keep close to the keyboard as in the last few weeks i have dropped a bar on my foot and broken a toe, received a black eye and hit my wrist with a hammer.. I guess now is not the time to search for that post on an oil rig.
Have a beautiful Sunday and a wonderful week, above all else stay safe.
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