Can’t serve customers fast enough – get more staff
Nobody wants to work in your shop – pay more
And now contentiously
Our shop has customers that always return items – charge for unnecessary returns
Have we tried paying our doctors, nurses, and paramedics a more attractive salary yet?
Or even improved their working conditions?
Maybe then we’ll get more capacity.
Since the 1980’s, hospital bed numbers have more than halved.
Since the 1980’s, average life expectancy has incresased by ~7 years.
Since the 1980’s, population has grown by ~14million.
Less beds + more people x living longer = tory’s can’t do maths
Its not just lack of capacity. The other element in the equation is the state of care when people are discharged. Which can’t be done if there is none in place for them. 1000’s stuck because of that.. the longer they stay the greater the chance something else goes bad
We need to take a leaf out of Sri Lanka’s book. When their fuel system collapsed, people were paying others to wait in multiple day long queues for fuel.
We just need to train up a load of ambulance minders who can wait in the queues to free up the trained paramedics. Zero hours contracts of course, or maybe app-based. We don’t want anyone getting ideas above their station.
Soon they’ll have 40 more hospitals to queue outside off…oh wait
Is it weird that we have a race for a new prime minister and this isn’t top of their agenda
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To analogise a shop.
Big queue – get bigger shop
People can’t get to your shop – get more shops
Can’t serve customers fast enough – get more staff
Nobody wants to work in your shop – pay more
And now contentiously
Our shop has customers that always return items – charge for unnecessary returns
Have we tried paying our doctors, nurses, and paramedics a more attractive salary yet?
Or even improved their working conditions?
Maybe then we’ll get more capacity.
Since the 1980’s, hospital bed numbers have more than halved.
Since the 1980’s, average life expectancy has incresased by ~7 years.
Since the 1980’s, population has grown by ~14million.
Less beds + more people x living longer = tory’s can’t do maths
Its not just lack of capacity. The other element in the equation is the state of care when people are discharged. Which can’t be done if there is none in place for them. 1000’s stuck because of that.. the longer they stay the greater the chance something else goes bad
We need to take a leaf out of Sri Lanka’s book. When their fuel system collapsed, people were paying others to wait in multiple day long queues for fuel.
We just need to train up a load of ambulance minders who can wait in the queues to free up the trained paramedics. Zero hours contracts of course, or maybe app-based. We don’t want anyone getting ideas above their station.
Soon they’ll have 40 more hospitals to queue outside off…oh wait
Is it weird that we have a race for a new prime minister and this isn’t top of their agenda