The NHS is going from bad to worse, despite all the hype about better treatment, the billions poured into the NHS has not helped patients, or it seems Doctors.
Doctors and nurses at one of the country's top children's hospitals have been asked to help clean wards in their free time, according to the British Medical Association.
Staff, including consultants and managers at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, were reportedly asked to do the work outside normal working hours.
It is thought the suggestion was made to ensure the hospital impressed inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who visited Alder Hey.
Unions criticised the move and said cleanliness should be sufficiently resourced without seeking volunteers.
Dr Jaswinder Bamrah, of the British Medical Association, said: ''Doctors and nurses have been asked to volunteer to clean the hospital and I just do not think it is right.
"They are over-using a highly skilled workforce to do what they are not trained to do.
"They need to look at the issue of who is paid to do the cleaning and sort it out.
"This step takes doctors and nurses away from patient care - the time spent cleaning would be better spent providing care for patients.
"This has been an ongoing problem for Alder Hey and it is very important to make sure the hospital is cleaned properly by those paid to do it - otherwise all sorts of problems car arise, like MRSA or C difficile spreading."
Paul Summers, Unison's regional organiser, said although it was a voluntary request some employees felt pressure to comply.
"It was not compulsory but I have heard some people did feel bullied into helping out," he said.
Louise Shepherd, chief executive at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust said CQC inspectors were impressed by the way staff rallied round after the unannounced visit.
She said: ''We believe, along with all our staff, that maintaining high standards of cleanliness in a healthcare environment is everyone's responsibility and have very much welcomed those many staff who have volunteered from every service and department to support this initiative.
What a load of Bullshit, the responsibility for cleaning the hospital rests with the overpaid, overmanned management who should ensure that there are enough trained cleaners.
If they cannot employ enough cleaners let them get on their hands and knees and do a bit of scrubbing, Doctors and Nurses are far too valuable a resource, whereas the management is not.
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Doctors and nurses at one of the country's top children's hospitals have been asked to help clean wards in their free time, according to the British Medical Association.
Staff, including consultants and managers at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, were reportedly asked to do the work outside normal working hours.
It is thought the suggestion was made to ensure the hospital impressed inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who visited Alder Hey.
Unions criticised the move and said cleanliness should be sufficiently resourced without seeking volunteers.
Dr Jaswinder Bamrah, of the British Medical Association, said: ''Doctors and nurses have been asked to volunteer to clean the hospital and I just do not think it is right.
"They are over-using a highly skilled workforce to do what they are not trained to do.
"They need to look at the issue of who is paid to do the cleaning and sort it out.
"This step takes doctors and nurses away from patient care - the time spent cleaning would be better spent providing care for patients.
"This has been an ongoing problem for Alder Hey and it is very important to make sure the hospital is cleaned properly by those paid to do it - otherwise all sorts of problems car arise, like MRSA or C difficile spreading."
Paul Summers, Unison's regional organiser, said although it was a voluntary request some employees felt pressure to comply.
"It was not compulsory but I have heard some people did feel bullied into helping out," he said.
Louise Shepherd, chief executive at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust said CQC inspectors were impressed by the way staff rallied round after the unannounced visit.
She said: ''We believe, along with all our staff, that maintaining high standards of cleanliness in a healthcare environment is everyone's responsibility and have very much welcomed those many staff who have volunteered from every service and department to support this initiative.
What a load of Bullshit, the responsibility for cleaning the hospital rests with the overpaid, overmanned management who should ensure that there are enough trained cleaners.
If they cannot employ enough cleaners let them get on their hands and knees and do a bit of scrubbing, Doctors and Nurses are far too valuable a resource, whereas the management is not.
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
AnglishLit
Angus Dei politico
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