An exercise in abject frustration. I was initially encouraged by the powers that be's desire to get core staff involved, but after attending a dozen or so meetings which have all opened with discussion about bath provision my patience is waning.
You're fascinated by the kind of discussion that could take place surrounding the subject of baths aren't you? So in summery- in the new hospital each children’s ward template (25 beds) only has one actual bath, where obviously more are required- but how many more? The fitting of additional baths would have to be supplemented from the children’s ward budget, whereas what's already planned has been paid for by the Lang-Rourke.
£7000 per bath instillation seems obscene, to add a bath to an existing shower room; I'll under cut them and sub-contract it out!
No wonder the NHS is in such a dire financial situation, where 7K for a lone bath can be legitatetly discussed without snorting.
I don't know why I bother to attend, my voice is not heard and if I'm truthful my ear isn't even fully tuned. They don't care about the voices of the workers; most are so consumed with their own needs.
They still haven't decided on establishment figures, how many staff they will require on the 'shop floor' The prospect of redundancy still looms large, but this pales into insignificance in comparison with "Will the Consultants have new office furniture or how many will have to share an office". Provision of service has to be number one, but this seems to be getting overlooked in favour of issues of environment.
Only nine months until the new hospital opens; that time will pass so quickly. The management of change papers are supposed to be issued shortly- in short applying for your own job. I wouldn't be unrealistic to suggest that we will again have to go through management of change once established in the new hospital?
At this time we should be capitalising on people’s enthusiasm to make establishing a new, slick, modern and forward looking service; not putting people in fear of their jobs. You can't ask people to contribute effectively and be enthusiastic about change if they are unsure if they'll even be employed.
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