What do you think of the current NHS restructuring?

Answer 1

It's getting better, changes have come in this week in my area and already policies are changing across the borough, so hopefully I'll get to see my surgeon sooner!

Answer 2

Excellent Question. I work in the NHS, and there are a lot of changes going on, I think that the final aim of restructuring is to let the NHS be run by the private sector. For many years now, public funded institutions have been run down so badly that the only answer is to let corperate business run things, Ever heard of "Problem Reaction Solution" you create a problem, get a reaction from the public and come up with a solution. That can only be the reason why so many managers in the NHS have been so crap at the job. You only have to moan a lot or seriously kiss *** to be a manager (apologies for those managers who are there on merit) But not necessarilly be any good at it, to be one. So what im saying is, The NHS has been left to rot for a while, so that this restructuring can take place and inevitably be controlled by the corperate state.

Answer 3

They are not restructuring NHS, they are experimenting. Few years ago, they were desperate for nurses and seeking Consultants, advertising in all European countries. Now suddenly firing nurses- some of them are young recently qualified, they are shutting down complete wards to save money!! it is strange system, saving money by doing nothing, when the waiting lists gets too long, ask consultants to operate on the same patients privately in a BUPA hospital!! but no problem the PCT will pay and not the trust!! lies, cheating...They will find out after few years that this new system is failing, only when it is too late!!!!

Answer 4

Scary- i'm a podiatrist and our work load is changing dramatically - My job is not the same as when I started- while I aggree changes need to be made- there is no care now in the service- we are expected to treat people as pathologies and not as people with needs!- I know a lot of people take advantage or our service - but for everyone of those there are two who really benefit from the service-
We are slowly becoming Robots and its a shame- its not what I came into 12 years ago-
for example if a 95 year old widow with no family who is blind but otherwise has no major medical problems cannot care for his feet- tough !!!he'll have to get on with it!!- how awful is that!
If I don't follow the "rules" / guidlines I risk losing my job!

Answer 5

I seriously think it will collapse if it carries on! I can't imagine a free at point of delivery service still existing in 10 years, or even 5. My Trust (Leeds) is so desperate for cash it has decided to charge staff £12 per day to park, this now includes night-time and weekends, when it used to be unrestricted as no admin staff. Along with the extra charges they are also wheel-clamping or ticketing ridiculously in order to gain another £20-50. The Trust claims it costs them £4million a year to maintain the car parks - is this for re-marking of white lines!?!?!

This is obviously the actions of very desperate managers! A few months ago my ward had it staffing cut by one qualified staff nurse per shift because the Trust decided we would only take 'waiting list admissions' and the ward next door would take 'emergencies' and therefore the rationale was our patients would be less dependant and need less nurses. 6 months later, our patients are back to being a mix of the two, as it used to be, and the staffing is still reduced! They seem to want to forget the rationale they gave, and I, and my ward feel totally "shafted"! Not to mention the amount of patients who probably feel shafted by the sub-standard care we are forced to provide them with!

Answer 6

unless you have been in hospital and experienced it yourself how do you know what its realy like ,to many people condemn the nhs through hearsay and i think the restructuring is a good idea

Answer 7

Pretty farcical - they announced shutting Ayr A&E tonight - how nuts is it having one A&E in Kilmarnock for the whole of Ayrshire?

Where did all the money that was meant to have gone into the Health Service go?

Answer 8

Needs destructing. If we are to have an effective anti-terrorist policy, it will be a law enformant issue at the end of the day. Similar to any police case, where they collect evidence, conduct interviews, and good but not intrusive survelience. Otherwise its more of the same big goverment wasting time, resources, and telling you meanwhile we're safe.

Answer 9

its beyond restructuring....been destroyed by bureaucracy

Answer 10

same shat different day.