tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post116193740854183566..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: Nanny Bans SocksKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1161943098803896712006-10-27T10:58:00.000+01:002006-10-27T10:58:00.000+01:00Hmm.Yes it is ludicrous in many ways, but then whe...Hmm.<BR/><BR/>Yes it is ludicrous in many ways, but then when nurses (and police personnel and so on) wore proper uniforms I feel they attracted greater respect and social standing than they do now.<BR/><BR/>And the attitudes carry through the entire service in many ways.<BR/><BR/>Is it not strange that people in our allegedly financially challenged and understaffed NHS seem to have time both to come up with such rulings (and indeed feel the need to come up with such rulings) on the management side and on the production side have enough time to be concerned about them.<BR/><BR/>This week we had yet another battle (successful so far in this case) with the NHS when the wanted to cancel a pre-booked operation for my youngest for the third time having already spent money on pre-op assessments and all the other things they have to do within 6 weeks of the operation (apparently).<BR/><BR/>This was a day case procedure to remove some metalwork from her arm and elbow which had been holding her bones together following an accident on a stone floor which shattered her arm. She has been in some pain and difficulty with it (compounded by other problems since a very young age - they have a very large file for her) but although by now they should know that when she says something is painful there is certainly something wrong, they still felt this was mereely an elective tidy-up operation and therefore could be shuffled out of the queue for a while.<BR/><BR/>That some of the wires were trapping a major nerve and therefore causing the pain and other difficulties was not considered - until the operation was under way and they saw what was going on. Some of the metal is now so embedded in the bone they had to leave it in place. Had they done it a year ago when the matter first came up, or six months ago when the operation was first scheduled it might have been easier for everyone.<BR/><BR/>I just hope the earlier operations were put off for valid surgical reasons and not because of management procedures. I most definitely hope that discussing what the staff wore to work has no influence over when operations are carried out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com