Curtiss Green

You say No when they are enjoying an argument more than trying to work with you to get an answer. After today, unfortunately one person is going to find that when they said “leave me alone” after hearing something that they did not want to hear, that is exactly what is going to happen. It … Read more

It was certainly not good for organisations that support the NHS when it provides care and where they provide care on behalf of the NHS. Margins have been tight for a long time and raises in NI almost have a bias that presupposes that all businesses are milking the public sector. Unfortunately this is going … Read more

In an employment setting, what someone contract says may mean that consent is not always required, especially where that contract stipulated certain ways of doing things as part of the employment relationship with the employer.

When that happens it generally means that an organisation has not responded in time and that is putting pressure on the timescales for publishing an article that they want to do. You do not respond to the pressure no matter how “embarrassing” they say they are going to make it for the organisation. Public sector … Read more

… we just do not need a repeat of the National Programme for IT or Connecting for Health. Hopefully advances in new technology in the last decade will help stop that happening.

Probably Yes/probably No – what it does not have is a firm grasp of what it is paying for at any point in time. Not replacing staff is a false economy leading to additional pressures in the system – if you can replace a role using AI or similar do so now, especially if it … Read more

If a basic NHS Agenda for Change salary is now around £24k plus other costs, why would you not accept a basic Information Governance/Data Protection service that is around £30-£40000? It might not do everything that you want as an NHS organisation but something is better than nothing!

…it is just new to the member of staff who may never have dealt with it before. The Access to Health Records Act 1990 dealing with the records of the deceased really does need refreshing and brought into align with the 21st century, but it is all we have. If you are dealing with family … Read more

I do not think that it is too hard on itself, more that it is inconsistent in terms of how it handles things. When things go well, accept and own the praise. When things go badly accept and own the negativity. The NHS can be its own worst enemy.

You know you are good because service users are getting you involved in conspiracy theories or accusing you of murder. It proves that you are not just theoretical but hands on and prepared to get engaged. It also proves that you cannot get away from the fact that people are people and they come in … Read more