You obviously inhabit the nice part of the NHS (I didn't know there was one)! We
are still being oushed about 98% daily and have recently been told by the PCT
that they want to introduce 2 hours for all patients! Very worrying in my
opinion.
Sue Mason
Quoting Steve Meek <[log in to unmask]>:
> the important thing is, overzealous enforcement of target culture is now
> dead...and target culture itself on the backfoot, probably long term.
> In the southwest we were facing the imposition of a 2 hour target for
> certain categories so hopefully now that will be buried - general election
> has to be in the next 14 months doesn't it?
>
> --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Martyn Hodson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Martyn Hodson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Stafford Hospital
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 9:03 PM
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Mason
> > Sent: 18 March 2009 09:50
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Stafford Hospital
> >
> >
> > Maybe I missed something, but what I cannot understand is
> > that this was a
> > hospital-wide problem, but that the government and press seem to be
> > focussing on ED! I know we are an easy target (ha ha), but
> > wonder whether
> > college should be saying something in our defense? I am
> > thoroughly sick of
> > being told we are to balme for many of the shortcomings that
> > arise as a
> > result of pushing patients out of the ED to a silo elsewhere
> > within the
> > hospital where god knows what happens to them! It is about
> > time that the DH
> > realised the ED is a SAFE place for many patients to receive
> > their treatment
> > and that we are the experts in managing the undifferentiated
> > patient! Rant
> > over...
> > Sue Mason
>
> especially as the blame is on management but also on the absence of
> properly run Assessment units and acute medicine services.
>
> The 4hour target is classic ZaNuliarbour spin ... I know that you know that
> , we as in members of ACAD-ae-,ed and many other listsand sites know that
> ...
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