Are you totally hacked off?
I don’t just mean the usual Friday ‘it’s been a long week ‘ feeling, but a total growing disinterest in the media debate about how bad the bill is, how the RCGP is playing Hokey Cokey, how we’re only upset because of our pensions, the list goes on and on. Read more »
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Concentrate on the breath entering your body and as it flows out imagine the Health Bill being voted out of Parliament. What would you do? Have a party? Celebrate by seeing some patients? Read more »
I was speaking to a lawyer friend of mine. He has a passing interest in the NHS, having built his house on the spoils of litigation. Of course he’s been watching the progress or the Bill with great interest. His take on the outcome of it all is interesting. Read more »
The ready-reckoner for the viability of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) was released this week. It’s a useful bit of kit, a bit like a mirror.
You can look up whether your beautifully handcrafted CCG, made with hundreds of person-hours of meetings, is actually viable in the post-reformist Health Bill world.
I met with our GPCC/CCG/CCC chairs this week. They are both very smart, experienced GPs who have steered their crafts through uncharted waters. Apparently the map they should be using is due out ‘at the end of the month’. The authorisation process will explain to our intrepid explorers whether the vessel in which they have commenced the journey is to be allowed to progress further.
We have a particular member of the team here at the Black Tower who is capable, dependable, does detail, always completes and always finishes.
He has a wide range of experience having only ever worked in the NHS since leaving school, but having worked in hospitals, primary and community care, and been present through locality purchasing groups, PCGs and PCTs.
Okay, here’s the deal, I’ll let you into a secret if you promise not to tell.
The thing is, my source has said that the listening exercise that Steve Field is running was just a scam to get us through the local elections.
I had some stuff to do in the office on Friday, mostly just finishing off things before heading off on a course on Monday. It was just past five when I looked up from the desk, packed my bag and headed out of the office. I thought I had better just wish the folks in the office a good weekend.
I’ve
always been one of those medics who appreciate the wider primary health care
team.
Although
not married to a nurse, I can understand their view point and at times share an
empathy when dealing with a tough case.
This week I was pretending to be a proper GP and attended a
meeting about finances. It was fascinating to meet other regular GPs from
beyond the realm of the Black
Tower.
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