Saturday, January 27, 2007

Wanted: more blood for The Machine

I have just finished my last night shift for a year, the last one that I'll ever have to do. It feels good, but the euphoria is blunted a little. One of the hospitals around here was in the news, I think that it was more for the nurses than the doctors, they want staff to take 6 months unpaid annual leave and to work just one extra day on a voluntary basis with no pay. I found it difficult to believe. Let a few of the middle managers go and that would make up the shortfall. I would like to know how many shifts I have already worked for free in the extra half hour here and there when there are sickies on the wards. They don't have any f**king idea do they?
I'm glad that I'm finishing hospital medicine, and I've only been in it for 4 years. I think I can do more to help people in general practice than battle The Machine.
BA cabin crew have got the right idea but I hope they're not on strike on the 24 Feb.

1 comment:

Dr Vegas said...

Wicked! My on calls are from home so almost as good but not quite. Enjoy the good life and remember the rest of us when you get your first jag...