NHS not fit for the 21st century

krish

Oh yes, good old Ralf Little!
- though I recall the usual suspects here (incl a now banned member definitely playing the man not the ball ) just dismissing him and blissfully ignoring what he exposed

Enki

As early as September last year there was evidence the same flu vaccination in the southern hemisphere was not as effective as in previous years as people began to fill hospitals in Australia and New Zealand with flu related illnesses despite vaccination.

Indeed, there is always an element of chance with any flu vaccination because of either virological drift, subtypes of flu virus or just picking the wrong vaccination.

Which brings me back to salient point of the constant warnings in current and previous years by many health professionals and various political oppositions that the current and recent Conservative governments have been presiding and restructuring the NHS which is now woefully unprepared for this very likely winter event of being caught out by virologiocal drift, subtypes of flu virus or just picking the wrong vaccination and thus it seems to me the this Government prefers chance rather than prudence.

IronGiant

So the Government didn't deliberately choose a bad vaccination as you originally suggested?

Sonic67

Government unprepared for Flu? I'm sure under Labour it would have been different.

Blair defends flu-battered NHS

NHS faces another winter of crisis

In the winter of 1999-2000, the NHS almost ground to a complete halt because of an outbreak of flu. Almost all non-emergency operations were cancelled, and the country at one point was left with just two intensive-care beds, with patients shuttled hundreds of miles in search of somewhere to stay.

The crisis was so severe it destroyed public faith in the NHS, and forced Tony Blair to launch a national plan to save it. A similar crisis was avoided last year only because the incidence of flu was unusually mild.

Oh.

rustybin

Had to take my work colleague to A&E yesterday morning at 7.30am (Bolton)....in and out in less than 2 hours including consultation with triage nurse, consultant and 2x X-Rays. Incredible service.

EarthRod

Yes. Up-to-date real life NHS working it's incredible stuff and providing good front-line service despite the lack of staff and funding.

Enki

Quelle surprise misleading data on the NHS might be giving the public the wrong positive impression! Hopefully Hunt the Health  is keen to get to the bottom of this mistake,  being victim of dodgy figures himself!

A&E stats may have to be recalculated

EarthRod

They are not dodgy figures, they are facts.

The BBC have obviously made a mistake.

Sloppy Bob

I've just been having exactly the same experience as this in multiple hospitals and multiple wards in the Glasgow area.

It's completely shocking and the waste of money is unfathomable.

Here's another factoid.

Senior Nurse in London salary - Avg £32,000
Diversity Officer in London salary - £56,000

Pathetic.

EarthRod

Thought I would check up on this. Might be wrong but:

Max salary for a senior nurse in London = £35,577
Max salary for diversity officer in London = £45,000

Senior diversity officer earns more as does a diversity manager. Diversity officer must hold a BA, BSc or MB degree.