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<blockquote data-quote="Annb" data-source="post: 2479618" data-attributes="member: 25851"><p>One of our doctors - probably in his late 50's - was working late one day and called me to follow up an issue. I asked him why he was working so late after a busy day at the clinic and on call (he also goes out with the helicopter so is pretty dedicated) and he told me it was the only way to get through the work. The problem is that the younger doctors they can get to come to the Island are unwilling to work the hours - they want a 9 - 5 job. And they can get away with it - the established doctors have no choice but to take what they can get from the younger ones. Hence the older, more experienced and (it seems) more dedicated doctors burn out because they can't get through the workload. I don't know if this is the case in the Central belt - young doctors will be more likely to be willing to work there.</p><p></p><p>The care sector everywhere is in disarray and that does lead to bed blocking (as we've seen twice in our family recently) but that is the same all over the place. I don't know what the answer to that one is - allow more foreign workers back in to take these jobs, maybe. Make the jobs more attractive to some of our unemployed? Give more financial support? It's hard and heartbreaking work they do, and they have to take all sorts of abuse from people who can't help themselves (DIL was bitten a few days ago by an old man who tried to hit her and failing, used his teeth instead!) So do hospital staff, of course. And the pay is pretty poor.</p><p></p><p>And, of course, my bugbear, administration. Some of these trusts and hospitals or clinics are just badly organised and run which leads to delays and logjams. It also leads to a waste of money which could be diverted to important issues. Our Western Isles Health Board is an example of that.</p><p></p><p>It's not covid. It has only served as an excuse and to highlight the problem. But the thing is - it's not just a matter of bad organisation, or lack of staff in the right place at the right time. It's about people and how they can cope with their lives as a result of poor service. As both of our sisters-in-law know too well.</p><p></p><p>Sorry - rant over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annb, post: 2479618, member: 25851"] One of our doctors - probably in his late 50's - was working late one day and called me to follow up an issue. I asked him why he was working so late after a busy day at the clinic and on call (he also goes out with the helicopter so is pretty dedicated) and he told me it was the only way to get through the work. The problem is that the younger doctors they can get to come to the Island are unwilling to work the hours - they want a 9 - 5 job. And they can get away with it - the established doctors have no choice but to take what they can get from the younger ones. Hence the older, more experienced and (it seems) more dedicated doctors burn out because they can't get through the workload. I don't know if this is the case in the Central belt - young doctors will be more likely to be willing to work there. The care sector everywhere is in disarray and that does lead to bed blocking (as we've seen twice in our family recently) but that is the same all over the place. I don't know what the answer to that one is - allow more foreign workers back in to take these jobs, maybe. Make the jobs more attractive to some of our unemployed? Give more financial support? It's hard and heartbreaking work they do, and they have to take all sorts of abuse from people who can't help themselves (DIL was bitten a few days ago by an old man who tried to hit her and failing, used his teeth instead!) So do hospital staff, of course. And the pay is pretty poor. And, of course, my bugbear, administration. Some of these trusts and hospitals or clinics are just badly organised and run which leads to delays and logjams. It also leads to a waste of money which could be diverted to important issues. Our Western Isles Health Board is an example of that. It's not covid. It has only served as an excuse and to highlight the problem. But the thing is - it's not just a matter of bad organisation, or lack of staff in the right place at the right time. It's about people and how they can cope with their lives as a result of poor service. As both of our sisters-in-law know too well. Sorry - rant over. [/QUOTE]
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