NHS efficiencies: The Briggs report

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The BBC has not mentioned this to the best of my knowledge but it's the lead in this morning's Times. Of course, it's behind the paywall so I can't link it, hence this came from the Grauniad's coverage. It casts a rather different light on the NHS funding, but also seems to say something about the BBC's news agenda. Or is it just me who thinks so?

It's interesting you should say that the BBC didn't cover it. I always that they were a neutral source of information... apparently not.
As a regular hospital patient I see so much waste and it's so annoying. Things like the lost caps for canulas, the frozen and crap food which stops people healing, not hammering down costs with pharmaceutical companies, employing bank staff, shit maintenance... individually wrapped fucking biscuits too

Its there as a major discussion article on the app (my feed is customised though). It is covered, with in depth discussion and critique. I am all for efficiencies, not least because those mentioned will make patients lives better (more important to me than money). In cost terms they won't plug the gap, although of course everything helps and I am sure there is more to be done - there always will be in such a large and ever changing organisation.

Haven't read it as not abut literally posted minutes ago on a post from someone waiting for an admin job start date for months after accepting the offer.

I think as a whole the NHS is underfunded, but there is so much waste involved in its processes.

I had a very brief but insightful professional opportunity to see how they staff and recruit doctors. It was MIND BLOWING. The use of Locums is incredibly high, most are running through a LTD, and taking advantage of the dire need for staff by being totally inflexible on fees, meaning most trusts are not adherent to the set frame works. And then they are taking advantage of the tax efficiency of using an Ltd.

It's just incredible some of the things I have witnessed as a user of the NHS and some behind the scenes stuff. So much waste, yet there are massive issues on finding some of the basics.

The whole system needs a massive overhaul, there are clear areas where things are just mismanaged to a point money is wasted and the outcomes for patients and staff are dismal.

But there are areas that are scrapping by without the support they need.

It's all a bit bonkers

Here you go
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40825987

Some of my faith in the Beeb is restored; I heard nothing on Today, and nothing on WAt1, missed Eddie Mair and there was a very brief bit on the 6 o clock news. I don't watch news on TV until 10 so I have been thinking that it was a story they didn't like and were ignoring.

DH does work in various hospitals (not clinical) and reckons that the system is designed to do things badly, slowly, wastefully and at the highest possible cost. However, they did save his life a few years ago.

The use of locums is because hospitals cannot recruit proper staff. They cannot recruit proper staff because pay and conditions have been deteriorating so badly for so long now. Leading to staff retiring, having breakdowns, leaving the country, leaving healthcare... Individual hospitals cannot address it, as the government sets the rules.

PFI was the worst and biggest waste of tax payers' money. Thanks Tony Blair.