WITH reference to H Daley”s comments in his letter of July 21, it’s nice to know that not all people are ‘taken in’ by the propaganda of the NHS, which frequently informs us that their emloyees belong to a caring profession.
The word that springs to my mind when describing some of their staff is ‘bullies’.
When we see these signs on a visit to a medical professional – that the NHS does not tolerate abuse of its staff, my friend and I always have to fight the temptation to write underneath “and vice- versa!” Many of us know that when we do receive abuse and make a complaint, generally it is suggested that we are not telling the truth and the matter is ‘brushed under the carpet‘. Getting any unsuitable member of staff dismissed from the NHS is about as easy as plaiting fog.
My view of the situation is this: That when you join the medical profession you have a job for life (with a lucrative pension to follow) whether you are suited to the caring sector or not. Many of us know that some NHS employees would have difficulty looking after a cat! And all of this courtesy of the taxpayer.
I am not concerned by the fact that many NHS staff do not know who pays their wages, as it seems that most of them have never been informed of it in the first place.
But I am concerned about the ‘care’ (or lack of it) which elderly patients receive.
The Harold Shipman and Beverley Allitt cases show what can happen when staff are left to their own devices and never disciplined. You seem to have to be a mass murderer before you are actually kicked out of the profession.
Yes, you are right, H Daley, some action needs to be taken, but I am afraid that these ‘caring’ professionals do tend to ‘stick together’ and, when that happens, we are all up the creek without a paddle.
We can only hope that something is done and personally I won’t be holding my breath!
S CLARKE Longton DRIVING MESSAGE HOME: I very much enjoyed John Woodhouse’s light-hearted take on women drivers. I have to admit that in my experience women are almost as bad as men at driving. The main difference is that when men come a cropper the outcome is often a lot more serious, as they are generally going faster when it happens. Therefore, you are less likely to be involved in a serious collision with a woman at the wheel. Thus, women are safer and, by definition, better drivers than men.
I’ve highlighted an anomaly here though (one of many in motoring). Men consider themselves better drivers than women, but they are not. Why? Well, men use a very unusual yardstick to measure how good they are. It seems that the worse they get at driving the better they think they are.
For example, men consider driving fast as being confident. Thus, because women don’t drive as fast, they must be less confident and, therefore, worse drivers. Men measure the ability of women with the same yardstick that men use to measure themselves and because women are not as bad at driving as men are, men consider them inferior drivers. I think women know this which is probably why when men give women the benefit of their motoring wisdom. (Women generally ignores men).
Men also use the number of years’ experience they have to prove how good they are. It’s a big thing with male drivers. But 20 years’ experience of driving badly is not good experience.
How good a driver you are can be measured only by how safe a driver you are. You cannot reliably measure it yourself and I question if the average motorist possesses the depth of motoring knowledge necessary to offer a valid opinion over anyone else’s driving.
So who are the better drivers? The fairer sex, of course. Well… on average.
PROUD MOMENT: I would like to say well done to Pastor Galloway, pictured left, for his great article on the importance of celebration. I had the privilege of attending the whole week of the awards ceremonies at Trentham this year and had the best seat in the house – facing the students and their families as they came to receive their awards.
To see the joy, pride and sense of achievement on their faces was amazing; particularly the parents who, like the students, had no doubt sacrificed much to attain the goal.
We can be quick to criticise our young people when they get it wrong, so let’s celebrate for all we are worth when they get it right
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Caring profession? Some NHS workers couldn’t care less!
0 Comments | Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK), Jul 26, 2010
WITH reference to H Daley”s comments in his letter of July 21, it’s nice to know that not all people are ‘taken in’ by the propaganda of the NHS, which frequently informs us that their emloyees belong to a caring profession.
The word that springs to my mind when describing some of their staff is ‘bullies’.
When we see these signs on a visit to a medical professional – that the NHS does not tolerate abuse of its staff, my friend and I always have to fight the temptation to write underneath “and vice- versa!” Many of us know that when we do receive abuse and make a complaint, generally it is suggested that we are not telling the truth and the matter is ‘brushed under the carpet‘. Getting any unsuitable member of staff dismissed from the NHS is about as easy as plaiting fog.
My view of the situation is this: That when you join the medical profession you have a job for life (with a lucrative pension to follow) whether you are suited to the caring sector or not. Many of us know that some NHS employees would have difficulty looking after a cat! And all of this courtesy of the taxpayer.
I am not concerned by the fact that many NHS staff do not know who pays their wages, as it seems that most of them have never been informed of it in the first place.
But I am concerned about the ‘care’ (or lack of it) which elderly patients receive.
The Harold Shipman and Beverley Allitt cases show what can happen when staff are left to their own devices and never disciplined. You seem to have to be a mass murderer before you are actually kicked out of the profession.
Yes, you are right, H Daley, some action needs to be taken, but I am afraid that these ‘caring’ professionals do tend to ‘stick together’ and, when that happens, we are all up the creek without a paddle.
We can only hope that something is done and personally I won’t be holding my breath!
S CLARKE Longton DRIVING MESSAGE HOME: I very much enjoyed John Woodhouse’s light-hearted take on women drivers. I have to admit that in my experience women are almost as bad as men at driving. The main difference is that when men come a cropper the outcome is often a lot more serious, as they are generally going faster when it happens. Therefore, you are less likely to be involved in a serious collision with a woman at the wheel. Thus, women are safer and, by definition, better drivers than men.
I’ve highlighted an anomaly here though (one of many in motoring). Men consider themselves better drivers than women, but they are not. Why? Well, men use a very unusual yardstick to measure how good they are. It seems that the worse they get at driving the better they think they are.
For example, men consider driving fast as being confident. Thus, because women don’t drive as fast, they must be less confident and, therefore, worse drivers. Men measure the ability of women with the same yardstick that men use to measure themselves and because women are not as bad at driving as men are, men consider them inferior drivers. I think women know this which is probably why when men give women the benefit of their motoring wisdom. (Women generally ignores men).
Men also use the number of years’ experience they have to prove how good they are. It’s a big thing with male drivers. But 20 years’ experience of driving badly is not good experience.
How good a driver you are can be measured only by how safe a driver you are. You cannot reliably measure it yourself and I question if the average motorist possesses the depth of motoring knowledge necessary to offer a valid opinion over anyone else’s driving.
So who are the better drivers? The fairer sex, of course. Well… on average.
PROUD MOMENT: I would like to say well done to Pastor Galloway, pictured left, for his great article on the importance of celebration. I had the privilege of attending the whole week of the awards ceremonies at Trentham this year and had the best seat in the house – facing the students and their families as they came to receive their awards.
To see the joy, pride and sense of achievement on their faces was amazing; particularly the parents who, like the students, had no doubt sacrificed much to attain the goal.
We can be quick to criticise our young people when they get it wrong, so let’s celebrate for all we are worth when they get it right