... or, on the other hand...
One can reduce the wastage on money on wasted doctor/nurse time by making
some mathematical magic:
Cost = Time wasted X Pay-rate
To reduce cost, despite increasing time... reduce pay (or ensure it shrinks
by not raising it over the years...
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> >Biggest problem I see with lab services is not WHAT is provided, but how
> >much trouble we still have to go through to get it...
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>Can't resist following on from this
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>We have had a 'business' culture in medicine for some years now
>
>The most valuable resource a health service has is it's doctor's time
>
>Why then have we seen so little done to stop the huge wastage of this
>key resource? Junior docs still seem to be run ragged with inefficient
>systems
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>I guess this would be worth pointing out to managers - except that they
>are usually budget constrained and cannot escape the focus of absolute
>costs rather than getting improved 'bang per buck'
>
>Just a thought
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>Cheers :)
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