Re: My Local NHS
Originally Posted by
JBR
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I'm afraid you misunderstand my definition of 'administrator'.
Nothing to do with maintenance people, porters, etc. I refer to faceless well-paid executives behind desks shuffling papers and, as we all know, papers breed more papers.
I didn't 'misunderstand. I was clarifying a misconception about the term.
The vast majority of medical notes are paper files. The vast majority of well paid execs in the public and private sector do not see paper at all. They attend meetings, swan around and lead teams. (Or mislead them. In some cases).
Incompetent management is present in every business in this country. See the history of the British steel industry for reference. Toxic cultures can become embedded if organisations are left to their own devices.
But people employed to deal with administration of real paper are the glue holding the system together. When i go to the GP and see how hard the staff work, how much pressure they have to deal with often for little pay then i am really grateful for their contribution.