An interesting point...the last time I bought
choclates for my staff was in fact this monday, as
they had been having a hard time. (bringing in the odd
Macdonald's for everyone is a common occurance where I
work) Personally speaking, I praise as much as
possible and when mistakes are made - try (though not
always successfully) to see and discuss both sides of
a problem.
I have a small unit, we are tightly knit, I am lucky.
We all meet once a week at lunch.
I also work in larger units now and again and do the
same kind of thing.
But I still stand by my point. There are a lot of Drs
and nurses and paras out there who have had, and will
tell you they are having a real hard time.
We (as a proffession) are great at dealing with our
patients problems but we can hardly be said to apply
similar standards to our colleagues most of the time.
I usually call my patients by their first name when
appropriate and vice versa. I do not see the word
"punter" as a pejoritive term. It is simply common
medic speak, communication is about using language
appropriate to the situation and unfortunately typing
on computer screens neither lets you see the
expression on the writers face or the affection or
otherwise used in the term.
And yes, new Ministers will try and stamp their mark,
but I'm a little tired (and so are my patients) of
being used as a political football.
it doesn't stop me fighting for my staff and my
patients when I think enough is enough.
Iain.
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