Quote from: imtommygunn on April 19, 2024, 04:30:20 PMYou are looking at the wrong problem here. It's not why are we all so sick.As the father of a disabled child with complex needs I regularly see more NHS departments than I'd wish on anyone.
It's why has whatever resourcing is going into it not being used well enough. Why has bureaucracy been allowed to cripple it. Why when you can't even staff important roles fully and people are leaving can you not even give a decent payrise given you don't even have a full quota of employees. I would bet a lot of the roles are middle management etc and the roles for people who do the real work are not being filled.
A&E is usually full to capacity but in the many outpatients appointments I attend in Dungannon, Lurgan, Downpatrick, Armagh and many more, they are usually overstaffed and feel like a ghost town rather than the warzones the Unions want you to believe. I have never seen as much wastage, not least the upkeep of these buildings, and form filling in my life and it wouldn't be tolerated in the private sector. I have no doubt there are many areas of understaffing but I can assure you there are many areas of overstaffing with all staff following archaic systems. I truly believe the NHS can't be repaired so at least partial privatisation is inevitable.