I think I would trade being 38 again John! may change career, but 38
sounds appealing.
Best wishes
Paul
On 01/08/07, John Clegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Still, there aren't many who can retire at 38 Paul!
>
>
> On 01/08/07, Paul Bromley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi Julian,
> >
> > I suppose you could be very right with this one, and that this
> > governement is trying its utmost to antagonise all doctors to provoke
> > the downfall of the NHS in the way that you are suggesting. They have
> > certainly done a good job at lowering my morale, despite now having a
> > part-time job that suits me very nicely. Fortunately I try and manage
> > to stay out of all of the politics and enjoy my twighlight years of
> > reduced hours in the NHS looking forward to my full retirement in 5
> > years time if I can stand it for that length of time.
> >
> > Paul Bromley
> >
> > On 31/07/07, Julian Bradley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > There are two issues.
> > >
> > > Firstly general practice does not match the lifestyles of
> > > politicians, journalists and some other key opinion formers. It may
> > > be extremely good for a large number of people, but its weakness in
> > > caring for both opinion formers and the most needy is a serious one.
> > >
> > > Secondly it's not feasible to run an NHS as originally conceived that
> > > will meet the consumerist expectations of a modern society. Further
> > > it may not be feasible to run an NHS as originally conceived within a
> > > European Union with free movement of people, and be the only country
> > > to have such a system.
> > >
> > > If the NHS is not sustainable long term (and it probably isn't) then
> > > no government wants to face the responsibility for destroying it. If
> > > they treated nurses badly the government would still carry the
> > > can. They do treat managers badly but no-one cares and anyway until
> > > now there have always been more coming forward to be canon fodder.
> > >
> > > Only by seriously upsetting doctors could the government hope for the
> > > collapse of the NHS with its current aim of comprehensive health care
> > > accessible to the whole population.
> > >
> > > The BMJ asks whether this is cock up or conspiracy. I don't think
> > > the two are mutually exclusive. Some play the game knowingly, some
> > > are just pawns in the greater scheme of things, often quite capable
> > > of cocking things up all by themselves.
> > >
> > > If this is one version of a reasonable analysis, one of the
> > > fundamental questions is just how wrong the government is to do what
> > > it's doing. Is it just a little wrong because it's trying to do the
> > > right thing for the country but in a rather underhand way? Is it
> > > trying to do the wrong thing altogether? Does it have the right to
> > > harm a generation of doctors for its political ends? It does have
> > > the right to send people to their death so the pain suffered by
> > > doctors might well be considered legitimate by some.
> > >
> > > Of course most people don't think like this so maybe the questions
> > > are all just rhetorical.
> > >
> > > One of our local consultants, no risk factors known, died young last
> > > week, probably of an MI. I wonder if his ghost will haunt NHS
> > > management. I wonder if it does, whether it will be the only one.
> > >
> > > Julian
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Wishes
> >
> > Paul Bromley
> >
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