what would you do to improve the NHS?

[tempo]

what would you do to improve the NHS?

[Glider]

1) Lose the really, really stupid and expensive PFI thing. 2) Take a long hard look at the 'management and administration' framework. A few years ago in the NHS there was one nurse for every 3 beds, but 1.5 managers per bed. I'm not sure if it's still the case, but there's something badly wrong with that.

[Drug addict]

1) Stop politicians reorganizing the NHS whenever they feel like it, often they just bring things back that were scrapped a few years ago - one example: previously there were Strategic Health Authorities, but these were felt to be too large, so Primary Care Trusts were introduced (which brought in a lot of extra administration). And now PCTs are being merged and will be similar in size to the SHAs.

 

2) stop Patricia Hewitt making speeches that haven't been vetted by someone who knows what they're talking about.

 

3) Gag the BMA (GP committee) and we might get faster progress in primary care

 

4) Introduce full electronic patient records, available to all healthcare professionals, especially pharmacists.

[aj47]

I heard the other day that there putting wheels on every bed so being left in a corridor on a trolley is now classed as having a bed.

 

The NHS is a bit of a joke but I think the majority of problems stem from a lack of budget.