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
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Webster" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: Stafford Hospital
> Sure it's not the only place with problems...just the only one so far to
> have made the news in such a manner
>
> I certainly recognise some of the observations made in the report.
>
> Shortage of appropriately trained staff is a major issue for many
> departments.
>
> Andy Webster
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adrian Fogarty
> Sent: 17 March 2009 23:16
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Stafford Hospital
>
> Wasn't that the unit Danny McGeehan worked at? It's little wonder he
> whinged
>
> about the state of the place on a regular basis, isn't it? So now, three
> years after even his efforts to keep the place going were brought to a
> premature end, the "powers that be" finally acknowledge what a mess it was
> in. If only Danny were around to see the papers today. It says a lot about
> our target culture, I can tell you.
>
> AF
>
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