Hospital News
First posted 19th July 2007 @ 19:39:48
Let's start with a bit of good news, let's face it, we all need some.
Airedale Hospital has pioneered a 'lean' system whereby scan/diagnosis/treatment can all take place in around 24 hours, instead of the present 6 weeks.
Great news, a tribute to the staff at that hospital, and maybe even to the management there.
A vast change from a few short years ago, in 2005, when the finances were in a horrendous state, wards were closing, and staff being laid off.
It's always interesting to see the difference between the two parts of a business like Airedale, when times are hard. At Airedale, 'front line' staff such as nurses were being laid off. The Chief Executive (Bob Allen) was allowed to take a 12 month secondment instead of helping get out of the mess for which, as Chief Executive, he was partly to blame.
You'll be relieved to know that he didn't need to finish that secondment, instead he was allowed to end it six months early, not to sort out his mess, but to take early retirement with an extra 1/4 Million or thereabouts in his pension fund.
The Chairman quickly retired, and the Director of Finance (Janet Crouch) was swiftly spirited away on another secondment.
As an accountant she was obviously ideal for her new role.
In Information Technology.
And we all know what's happening with Information Technology in the NHS!
Why does it always seem too feel that failure in large organisations means the sack for those at the bottom, and the trousering of large wads of cash for those at the top?
posted by Paakwa at
11:32 AM
1 Comments:
The conclusion of reports when Israeli doctors went on strike was,the death rate dropped.We ought to realise the majority of these chief executives have little realisation of span of control.The only control they have is incresing their pension funds/salaries.We need to get back to employment basics.If not performing effectively,give them the "sack".Maybe put them in one and dump them at the local tip.It's incomprehensible to the majority of decent people how these at the top of the tree get rewarded for failure.It's not what you know,it's who you know!
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