...and another thing
This follows on from yesterdays thought processes about a Times columnist's call for there to be less, not more, midwives. Who then is going to provide, not just the care in labour but the antenatal and postnatal care? The Consultants, and their teams within the hospital setting, would not be able to take it on, there are not enough of the medics as it is, so that's impossible. Anyway, one of the frequent moans about care in pregnancy is that times and venues are difficult for women to fit in to their day, or too far to get to (thanks to the closure of many local maternity units) so that would be creating another problem. How about the G.P's taking on more maternity care, some G.P's don't provide any so heaven knows what would happen there, they have lost their skills and would require retraining. I can't think that that solution would be workable anyway given that G.P's are apparently set to reduce their workloads as they are unhappy with their pay. I shall refrain from commenting on this. All I know is that the tasks they are refusing to do have to be done by someone and you can bet that 'someone' has not just had the generous pay rise that the G.P's did.
Yes, I have mused and fumed all night about that article. I must be starting to feel more my old self as I feel in more of a fighting, and less of a retreating, mood today. Lets hope I can sustain that for a few more years.
At last I have got a photo of the Grandchildren all together. When I have time I shall download it and be a proud Nanny.
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princessfairytoes / Website (9.4.07 15:36) yesterdaythe comment was made by the local GP's wife "how much her and her husband miss the 1 weekend in 4 being on call" she got paid for answering the phone and he got to pop round to lots of his patients and quite often get to the bottom of problems, keep up with the old folks, use the excusse of being just down the road to pop in the on the new mum and the recently berived. The accountants wife commented on how you would now be better off if you were a well cared for pet than a human because you phone the vet on a BH and get seen with in 20 mins by the same vet you always see. The solicetors wife then commneted that if you went into labour you would be better off with the vet as there were no midwives living in the town now and the traffic jams to get to either of the neighbouring hospitals were so bad that you would end up deliveing your baby on the side of the road. Also the vets has a sterile opperating theratre which tythe cottage hospital doesn't and animals dont seem to get MRSA so it must be really clean. Personal I will be employing the local witch doctor and prayijng to all known daaieties to prenvent any ilness in this house, |