In article <[log in to unmask]>, Adrian
Midgley <[log in to unmask]> writes
>
>It is worth trying to separate the clinical reasons for not coming to
>the TC - too fragile or uncomfortable to be moved, from the social ones
>- wnat somebody else to pay for transport.
>
>The latter could be addressed by establishing a fund, based on the
>Friends, and with a little pump priming from the Co-op, and don't be
>stingy, it will save petrol costs.
>
>Establish a suitable lady almoner or other public spirited type at the
>OoH TC in the evenings and wekends, and have her pay taxi fares or bus
>fares where it seems to her to be appropriate.
>
At last my chance to be a real social worker - oh goody ;-)
Surely the responsibility is with social services not us - don't we do
enough - (medicine, organisation, managing the NHS - small tasks like
that).
Sure let the SS run a charitable set up - sure let them organise an
almoner - sure let them have access to tea, coffee, seat, phone - no
problems with this
*But why should **we** do it*
We feel we should because we are afflicted with the guilt of our
profession - but we need to accept that we are too busy, do too much,
provide this country with more goodwill than lawyers can sell and we are
stressed, depressed, committing suicide, getting divorced, being
alcoholics, taking drugs, burning out and we cannot recruit replacements
- why do we seem unable to *just say no* - this is not refusing
services to patients it is just insisting that the correct agency
handles it.
Cheers all :)
--
Jelly Bean
'When you get fed up surfing....
.....go find some waves'
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