So we need a new quango - right?J
-On top of this, all quango's and obvious flaws in public service (particularly those in the higher earning category of 150k +) should be scrutinised by an independent body.
Is there any evidence that private healthcare is more efficient than public?JHSE should be stripped bear and re-established using Private practise principles to improve efficiency and get the best use out of the billions being wasted in this inneficient money pit.
So we need a new quango - right?
Is there any evidence that private healthcare is more efficient than public?
But seriously, when are you having your march?
I'm not defending the HSE (who could) or suggesting that there is no role for private healthcare. I'm just suggesting that the Pavlovian response of 'privatise privatise privatise' doesn't stand up. We need evidence.
Ah we all know that is an ongoing issue the employer will not address.HSE staff took 100,000 sick days in one month
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A STARTLING 100,000 working days were lost in one month in the HSE due to absenteeism.
When you work with sick patients, they are generally vulnerable to infection.
When you work with sick patients, you are liable to pick up infections.
I once worked closely (clinically) with a viral meningitis patient. Through some administrative cock up, I was never given the vaccination against it. At 6pm on the afternoon shift, having gone to tea in the canteen with other staff, I started vomiting uncontrollably. Embarrassment was my main concern. I was sent off home in a taxi. Went to bed, was freezing and put two duvets on. When my OH got home my teeth were chattering and I asked him to find more blankets. Turned out I had a temp of 40. I was too sick to realise I was sick. Off work for a week and very releaved it wasn't meningitis - unknown virus.
Another hospital, working in catering, was very young at the time. Woke up with a weird rash on my arms. Went in for the 6.30am shift and there were only 2 of us there. I showed the cook my arms but as I felt ok - and we were short staffed - she told me to stay. Went to doctor when shift ended. Diagnosed with German measles......
Hospital 3: fed up with continuous short staffing, we decided to work-to-rule and to just work with emergency levels of cover. Found out that Emergency Cover required more staff than we had ..............
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