Workfare - Long-term jobless 'made to work'

[harvey19]

I quote from a report by the Royal College of nursing:

 

'Almost 100,000 hospital posts could be at risk across the country, the vast majority of them frontline staff who are caring for patients.'

 

Although the NHS has been ringfenced from public Sector cuts, it has been ordered to make up to 20 billion of 'efficiancy savings' by 2014 which campaigners say will have to come from cutting jobs.'

 

Dr. Peter Carter, chief executive of the RCN, warned that protection of the health service from cuts was an 'urban myth.'

 

The relevant words are - Could be at risk -.

[Ms Macbeth]

I quote from a report by the Royal College of nursing:

 

'Almost 100,000 hospital posts could be at risk across the country, the vast majority of them frontline staff who are caring for patients.'

 

Although the NHS has been ringfenced from public Sector cuts, it has been ordered to make up to 20 billion of 'efficiancy savings' by 2014 which campaigners say will have to come from cutting jobs.'

 

Dr. Peter Carter, chief executive of the RCN, warned that protection of the health service from cuts was an 'urban myth.'

 

None of us want to see cuts to medical and nursing staff. Neither should they cut cleaning and maintenance in hospitals. However, it seems that the biggest increases in numbers over recent years has been in 'management'. http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/management/increase-in-nhs-managers-outstrips-nurse-recruitment-by-10/5013013.article

And, it appears thats where the cuts might fall.

[Tony]

But which managers to choose?

 

• The bloke who checks the fire extinguishers?
  
• Maybe the lady that orders the food?
  
• What about the one that organises the volunteers?
  
• How about the ones that pay the wages?
  
• Or the team that manages the building of new hospitals?
  
• Perhaps the woman that looks after infection control
  

 

So many to choose from, if only we could get rid of the thousands that look after the stationary cupboard.

 

Here's a few more:

• liaising and negotiating with medical and non-medical staff internally (often at the most senior levels), and with people in external organisations, e.g., social services, voluntary groups or the private sector;
  
• managing clinical, professional, clerical and administrative staff;
  
• managing the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of staff;
  
• overseeing the day-to-day management of an organisation, a specific unit or a service area;
  
• implementing new policies and directives;
  
• gathering and analysing data and using it to plan and manage both projects and systems;
  
• working towards ensuring quality and value for money for patients;
  
• extrapolating data for quality assurance and monitoring purposes;
  
• setting budgets and maintaining finances within tight constraints;
  
• planning and implementing strategic changes to improve service delivery;
  
• attending meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences;
  
• clinical governance and audit;
  
• sitting on committees and representing the views of departments and teams;
  
• handling communications and corporate affairs;
  
• managing premises, catering, cleaning, portering and security (often via sub-contractors);
  
• purchasing equipment and supplies, and organising stores;
  
• using computers to manage information and financial data, and to analyse and measure performance;
  
• supporting ICT systems and planning new provision and development, sometimes for major projects.
  

 

 

It's quite difficult once you actually remember that they do real work. What's so sacrosanct about nurses if they don't have hospitals or all the other stuff that they need to make Aunt Mildred's hip better?

 

Why shouldn't doctors and nurses take a pay cut instead?

[harvey19]

But which managers to choose?

 

• The bloke who checks the fire extinguishers?
  
• Maybe the lady that orders the food?
  
• What about the one that organises the volunteers?
  
• How about the ones that pay the wages?
  
• Or the team that manages the building of new hospitals?
  
• Perhaps the woman that looks after infection control
  

 

So many to choose from, if only we could get rid of the thousands that look after the stationary cupboard.

 

Here's a few more:

• liaising and negotiating with medical and non-medical staff internally (often at the most senior levels), and with people in external organisations, e.g., social services, voluntary groups or the private sector;
  
• managing clinical, professional, clerical and administrative staff;
  
• managing the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of staff;
  
• overseeing the day-to-day management of an organisation, a specific unit or a service area;
  
• implementing new policies and directives;
  
• gathering and analysing data and using it to plan and manage both projects and systems;
  
• working towards ensuring quality and value for money for patients;
  
• extrapolating data for quality assurance and monitoring purposes;
  
• setting budgets and maintaining finances within tight constraints;
  
• planning and implementing strategic changes to improve service delivery;
  
• attending meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences;
  
• clinical governance and audit;
  
• sitting on committees and representing the views of departments and teams;
  
• handling communications and corporate affairs;
  
• managing premises, catering, cleaning, portering and security (often via sub-contractors);
  
• purchasing equipment and supplies, and organising stores;
  
• using computers to manage information and financial data, and to analyse and measure performance;
  
• supporting ICT systems and planning new provision and development, sometimes for major projects.
  

 

 

It's quite difficult once you actually remember that they do real work. What's so sacrosanct about nurses if they don't have hospitals or all the other stuff that they need to make Aunt Mildred's hip better?

 

Why shouldn't doctors and nurses take a pay cut instead?

 

I think the workforce will be reduced by redeploying current staff when vacancies arise. Obviously the number of staff in a depts. changes due to changes in demand and technology.

Also luxury non essential type posts will reduced.

[Cyclone]

But which managers to choose?

 

• The bloke who checks the fire extinguishers?
  
• Maybe the lady that orders the food?
  
• What about the one that organises the volunteers?
  
• How about the ones that pay the wages?
  
• Or the team that manages the building of new hospitals?
  
• Perhaps the woman that looks after infection control
  

 

So many to choose from, if only we could get rid of the thousands that look after the stationary cupboard.

 

Here's a few more:

• liaising and negotiating with medical and non-medical staff internally (often at the most senior levels), and with people in external organisations, e.g., social services, voluntary groups or the private sector;
  
• managing clinical, professional, clerical and administrative staff;
  
• managing the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of staff;
  
• overseeing the day-to-day management of an organisation, a specific unit or a service area;
  
• implementing new policies and directives;
  
• gathering and analysing data and using it to plan and manage both projects and systems;
  
• working towards ensuring quality and value for money for patients;
  
• extrapolating data for quality assurance and monitoring purposes;
  
• setting budgets and maintaining finances within tight constraints;
  
• planning and implementing strategic changes to improve service delivery;
  
• attending meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences;
  
• clinical governance and audit;
  
• sitting on committees and representing the views of departments and teams;
  
• handling communications and corporate affairs;
  
• managing premises, catering, cleaning, portering and security (often via sub-contractors);
  
• purchasing equipment and supplies, and organising stores;
  
• using computers to manage information and financial data, and to analyse and measure performance;
  
• supporting ICT systems and planning new provision and development, sometimes for major projects.
  

 

 

It's quite difficult once you actually remember that they do real work. What's so sacrosanct about nurses if they don't have hospitals or all the other stuff that they need to make Aunt Mildred's hip better?

 

Why shouldn't doctors and nurses take a pay cut instead?

 

Nurses are already poorly paid, which makes it difficult enough to just keep the places filled. Doctors can attract high(er) pay in the private sector or abroad.

So essentially market forces dictate the minimums that can be paid for these posts before shortages start to occur, and shortages in front line staff cause immediate and obvious problems.

Getting rid of the manager for alien equality will go unnoticed by nearly everyone.

[harvey19]

if you are officially informed of official statistics which are in direct variance to official government announcements I think you should be asking for clarification from your superiors as both announcements can not be correct.

Are you employed in a junior or senior capacity ?

 

Mecky, did you clarify the matter ?