AWAKE.........

Good morning.......

The NHS staff have been fantastic haven't they? They are now exhausted. Let's hope the government can keep their promises this time and invest because I still believe the system is understaffed compared to this country and dare I say....almost 15,000 less deaths.....could it be better equipt.?

Hope all tests and treatments go well this week. I have oncology tomorrow.  Nothing to worry about, I'm sure.....so please tell me why my breast has started to ache? It has been the same for every check up since my treatment started!

Bon Journée.............

I agree that the NHS us brilliant,  but throwing yet more money at it is not the right answer. As an organisation the NHS has collectively got such clout when it come to buying many smaller companies would envy. They just need to get a grip on how/where the money is spent. Then just maybe social care would uts fair share of the pie.

Happy Birthday,NHS!

Hi everyone

Haven't had the laptop out for a while, I realised when I needed to order meds.....

Belated Happy Birthday to Optimistic, hope you had a great day in spite of everything.

Got the garden finished, and just in time too. GP finally got me off the shielding list, and I started back at work last week. Wow, was that exhausting!! And driving around London - covid, what covid? Traffic worse than ever!!

Take care everyone, and stay safe as things start to open up again.

Hugs xx

Had my hair cut today and it feels great, she thinned it as well, it feels as if she’s cot a foot off (but it was really only a couple of inches!) 

followed Hubs then to the museum (on a closed day anyway, Monday’s are engineering days but it’s still closed at present) to see how the engineers are getting in with the Perspex panelling above the wooden stockade. The base for each panel is almost ready, they are waiting for the Perspex. But we now all also have individual face shields ready too, and the audio system is being worked out. 

It’s funny how just going out is tiring! 

Stay safe

Hugs xxx

Mine arrived today. Us fruit loops are truly blessed to have londonlass (Sal) as a friend. 

I'm sat watching Panorama. What I'm hearing is just wrong. On so many levels. 

Hi toxophilite I watched it too.Its disquisting.Although my treatment is carrying on I was crying and I am angry that treating cancer patients like this.It should be the patient who decides if he carry on with the treatment or not after discussion with the doctor.They should know that the cancer will start grow again or will spread if the treatment has been stopped or delayed.Or the screening programm if they stop it it might will be to late for some people.

I'm with you it's not more money they need it's better, more strategic management.  I spent my working life as a local authority accountant and saw first hand the difference good management made.  In my twenties I was part of a team of 3 to prepare our school meals service for compulsory competitive rendering .  In the 80s central govt.  believe the private sector could go it better and cheaper.  The team I worked with believed otherwise and we won but we had to fully breakdown the whole process and start again getting the basics right which meant changing suppliers, staffing, menus, service.  We had 2 years and we wanted one as a shadow trading company to see if we were financially viable - all the financial modelling won't tell the whole story when you have almost 150 schools dotted around county.  Our focus was clear - keep in house, protect jobs of 1000 ladies on decent T&C and provide quality food for pupils.   We were running dummy trading organisations within 6 months.  A small team so a 'do' attitude.  Not just talking about.  Rewarding for all part of process as those affected had a face they knew to talk through ideas, worries etc.

i retired in my 50s where you had a project manager to 'facilitate' a review with a large team from various parts of organisation, all just know about their specialism.  The project manager only role is to co ordinate meetings and provide progress reports.  Some I worked with did this better than others. Staff affected kept in the dark so moral low and regular meetings but slow progress.  One project I worked on I was off 5 months for my cancer treatment and returned and was still another year before finally concluded !!   I didn't appear to have missed anything!!!   Change takes years which is money wasted and unsettled employees who've heard whispers of change.  I believe the whole of the public sector is like this including NHS.  They are too busy talking about a project that it keeps changing as it lacks focus and everyone saying 'that's not my job'!  Small teams  leaves no hiding place , just get on with task.  

I know most HA delegate budgets but often you get medical staff who are very good at medicine/patient care trying to manage a budget that they've had no training in and distracting them from day job and all either working in isolation or having group meetings that are just whinging sessions.

I think all of us have seen staff overworked and staff clearly at a loose end ! 

Public money has to be used efficiently & effectively.  Public services need great managers not talkers , school tie buddies .  More performance related pay for managers would improve team work though I was a passionate public servant and felt it to do my best.  Even in retirement I want to contribute so now volunteer as school governor !  

I think they should have noticeboards in towns and town cryers to give the important,but ignored information,at time such as this...