[the truth]

as well as the disgraceful behaviour of the BMA is having skeleton staff across the UK on weekends .....the other massive problem is using external private staff at double treble rates costing the nhs even more lost billions....that's a problem that is multi pronged. the nhs is a worldwide attraction so specific immigration targeted at people with skills and in particular doctors, nurses and medically trained staff would all help. Jeremy hunts new contract will also help a bit towards reducing this need to external staff as the new rota system ensures all hours are covered more thoroughly. as it is now, the nhs can have too much staff at certain times and far too few at other times. plus the double time on weekends for junior doctors, the nhs cannot afford. I trutly think this contract is the best move the nhs has made in 50 years

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by the truth

as well as the disgraceful behaviour of the BMA is having skeleton staff across the UK on weekends .....the other massive problem is using external private staff at double treble rates costing the nhs even more lost billions....that's a problem that is multi pronged. the nhs is a worldwide attraction so specific immigration targeted at people with skills and in particular doctors, nurses and medically trained staff would all help. Jeremy hunts new contract will also help a bit towards reducing this need to external staff as the new rota system ensures all hours are covered more thoroughly. as it is now, the nhs can have too much staff at certain times and far too few at other times. plus the double time on weekends for junior doctors, the nhs cannot afford. I trutly think this contract is the best move the nhs has made in 50 years

There is no funding for staffing and yet fines for not having adequate staffing levels, therefore agency is relied on. How is this a BMA issue? It's down to trusts.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

There is no funding for staffing and yet fines for not having adequate staffing levels, therefore agency is relied on. How is this a BMA issue? It's down to trusts.

Yup my mother goes mental about this. A bunch of her friends were laid off...and now their jobs are filled with agency workers on double the wage that her friends were on? As the hours need to be filled still...what sense does this make?

Granted she doesn't work in a hospital...she works ina carehome for people with Alzheimers, but I imagine its the same.