NHS staff asked to consider leaving

Surely everybody knows the Tories do not want a 'Free' NHS. Private is the only word they know. That means money and profit.

I remember when the JR in Oxfordshire was newly built we were so proud of it - now through over use that's right over use by those who have not paid into the system (big scandal years ago wealthy American medical tourists ripping the JR off for quite some time). Now its rundown and has a "don't care" reputation. I was in the ward for seriously sick with various heart complaints but the most unbelieveable thing I noticed were the expensive tv screens with built in dvds etc for the patients attached above every bed pay for what you watch of course. People go on about the standard of the food try cool or tepid water to wash or shower in. When I queried this the reply was "Oh we don't want people scalding themselves"
- as if.

We are well on the way to having Branson Virgin hospitals. The NHS was a good idea, but like many good ideas, it has been hijacked by people/politicians/business people who only see a way to make easy money. Most people in the NHS employment, probably want to do a good job and do work hard, but enough are slackers to dampen its success (interfering managers, untrained overseas staff, bean counters, consultants who are focused on extending their contracts), MPs who see it as an easy billet for the future, business people who see a vast, unmeasurable contract etc. I was in a ward receiving treatment for a bronchial condition, none of the student who came to visit each day was British, approx. half the ward were immigrants recently arrived, the nurses were run off their feet, the food was appalling. Failing NHS, failing schools, rising violent crime, widespread poverty, what are we becoming.

managers will be the death of the nhs,wheres the logic of employing agency staff?whats the cost veres employed ,unbeleiveable,i reckon its been fixed by the agencies,doctors earning 000,s per shift nurses?who knows thats where to true waste is not on your normal employed staff who bear the brunt of the assault by so many unregistered people in this country,how are they supposed to cope with a population thats completely out of control,this place is so bad that if hadnt chucked down all summer we would have no water,london has coppers for 8 million there are 14 milliom living ther ,ask the nhs they will tell you that the number of people treated has doubled.

I am in my final year as a student nurse. Whilst writing my most recent assignment, it became evident of how the NHS has been used and abused in every political party's manifesto. It is also become a ground for business men/women to interfere with making cut backs and stream lining services. The NHS should go under reform and remove administrative staff in posts that are paid too much and "re-invest" in giving good care i.e. more clinical frontline staff who are passionate about working for the NHS. The NHS is not a business......it cannot and will not make any profit.....that is the bottom line.

MARS or mutually agreed redundancy scheme has been in place for a few years now. I applied but was turned down for it. It looks better for the gov't if people volunteer to go rather than being made redundant.
It's the way trusts are looking to cut staff.

Mmmm.... voluntary severance but you still want to retain efficienct quality of care? Working for public institutions now has become cut-throat. Sounds similar to what happened when big businesses in America fired employees in trying to get more productivity with less people and making cuts to key diagnostic and therapeutic procedures- add that to big deficits of other trusts especially in London and you have a health system that is going to flop

Sufficiency of staffing levels is vital ,however the "management" must see the need to reduce the level without affecting the service. This being the case then why are the staff not assessed and compulsory redundancies made? .....this is what would happen in the real world ,that is the people affected would /should get the STATUTORY right of notice and redundancy pay,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not a bloated "severance" payout ( which averages 6 times the cost, EXCLUDING pension enhancements). You will find that the older/higher paid staff will be queing -up to grab the ovsr-bloated money, paid for by the hard pressed taxpayer of course ,many of whom have no pension contributed to by the taxpayers.
This is the sort of thing which happens also in Local Authorities............you will no doubt notice as taxpayers that there is no mention of the "deal" being offered -----something which should be furnished for the information of the paying public..........How many will get "deals in excess of say £50K .....I would bet it would shock everyone

the nhs is safe in our tory hands, we all new they were lying.

It might be a good idea if all those who can't speak English were asked to leave.