Labour Pledges To Make NHS Doctors Work On Weekends To Cut Waiting Lists

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • Hospitals would be expected to pool staff and share waiting lists as part of a Labour drive to deliver an extra 40,000 NHS appointments a week.
    Under the plans, hospitals will run evening and weekend surgeries, with staff and resources pooled across a region.
    Patients will be offered appointments at nearby hospitals, rather than necessarily at their local one, allowing them to be treated faster.
    Karol Sikora from Rutherford Cancer Centre joins Talk’s Mike Graham to discuss this further.
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Комментарии • 45

  • @adamsimmons631
    @adamsimmons631 3 месяца назад +5

    Two of my relatives both worked weekends for the NHS. This is nothing new

  • @VeronicaMarriott-b6t
    @VeronicaMarriott-b6t 3 месяца назад +3

    Absolutely as other healthcare professionals have to work over a 7 day rota and people are not just sick Monday to Fridays

  • @robtheplod
    @robtheplod 3 месяца назад +6

    Why not make them work 24hrs, that would be even better....... seriously???? can someone please reform the NHS so it works, not just throw money at it.

    • @AnonymousAmerican123
      @AnonymousAmerican123 3 месяца назад +1

      How can someone work 24 hours.
      It wouldn’t be allowed.
      They need to stop going to foreign nations and bringing in “doctors” to keep the wages low, which means British doctors flee to a better paying country.

  • @dartskipper3170
    @dartskipper3170 3 месяца назад +1

    That's rich. It was Blair's Minister for Health, the useless Aussie Patricia Hewitt and others who signed off the new NHS contracts which reduced weekday hours and weekend working. This effectively reduced the size of the work force at a stroke.

  • @cindyfaulkner5725
    @cindyfaulkner5725 3 месяца назад +2

    The first thing they need to do to make the NHS better us to get rid of those at the top and the Departments of DIE

  • @VeronicaMarriott-b6t
    @VeronicaMarriott-b6t 3 месяца назад +1

    That’s one policy I agree with

  • @georgewarner5496
    @georgewarner5496 3 месяца назад +1

    Buses and trains run at evenings and weekends. Royal mail deliver letters 6 days per week.
    Supermarkets are open 6 days per week including various bank holidays.

    • @stephenjon3502
      @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

      Yes and so do Drs and Nurses.

    • @georgewarner5496
      @georgewarner5496 3 месяца назад

      @@stephenjon3502 That is true about hospital workers but not about GP surgery workers.
      The impression I have about GP surgeries is that they prefer the shortest possible working week.

    • @stephenjon3502
      @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

      @@georgewarner5496I’ve had an operation on a weekend. Depends what it’s for. I’m more concerned with them getting enough rest.

  • @midgemagoo
    @midgemagoo 3 месяца назад +2

    In 1957, at 4 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon, my mother called our family doctor to come and see me because I had a terribe pain in my lower right stomach. Two hours later I was in hosptal. By half past six that same evening, I was in the operating theatre of my local excellent hospital, ( which has since been closed ), to have my appendix removed, All went well. If others in our communities can work at weekends (and I have worked weeekends many, many times in my lifetime) why can't doctors ?

    • @lindapayne1595
      @lindapayne1595 3 месяца назад

      How do you think emergencies are dealt with, let them wait till Monday.public ignorance of what actually goes on in our hospitals is seen on here.

  • @jslater9442
    @jslater9442 3 месяца назад

    Doctors are working on weekends and evenings to treat NHS patients on waiting lists at a premium rate but working for private insourcing and outsourcing companies brought in by and paid by the NHS. These same doctors are working on NHS contracts on 8 till 5 contracts and their throughput of patients is below national clinically safe levels so on NHS contract they may operate on 3 patients during an operating session but at the weekend (throughput levels is not contained within their job plans).for the same procedure they are either paid by patient and "shocker" they can manage to see 6 patients or alternatively the contracts with private companies put in their contracts the expected number of patients the doctors must see ,nationally agreed numbers, unlike the NHS who do not hold them to account for under performing. Its a scandal. In many hospitals the doctors are paid additional payments to work out of hours to make up for below productivity during the day. Medical Directors on the board are not prepared to challenge the doctors but why would they, because they too are seeing patients and dont want to withdraw any of the benefits which may affect them. Its across the whole NHS in huge numbers and has been going on for years.

  • @charlie12102
    @charlie12102 3 месяца назад +1

    They only want to do 3 day weeks

  • @lindapayne1595
    @lindapayne1595 3 месяца назад

    How ignorant of starmer and Co, Dr's consultants, anaesthetists, and a myriad of other staff operate and do surgery over the weekend. We always had extra eye surgeries done. I despair over our possible next Gov already.

  • @stequality
    @stequality 3 месяца назад

    Why should they work weekends the public clapped for not doing weekends (or any day for that matter)

  • @northstar6920
    @northstar6920 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh yes... I want the people who are supposed to care about my well-being and perform delicate surgeries overworked and underpaid and forced into a 7 day work week... this can only result in good times. ¬_¬

  • @malcolmsutherland8763
    @malcolmsutherland8763 3 месяца назад

    And if they won't. What will you do then?. They've already shown their new found propensity for militant action. This is nothing more than GE window dressing. Ignore it.

  • @AntoinetteHewer-xe3oh
    @AntoinetteHewer-xe3oh 3 месяца назад

    More people hospitals have not grown to accommodate the massive flow of people and GPs being non existent

  • @FionaCowe
    @FionaCowe 3 месяца назад

    Doctors do work at weekends do you want them to work 24/7

  • @gftjghdt3582
    @gftjghdt3582 3 месяца назад

    So their plan is to make them work more hours not see what the main problems in the nhs first which might be a good place to start

  • @enkiofsumer8374
    @enkiofsumer8374 3 месяца назад +1

    Am missing something here? I thought all these immigrants and illegal immigrants were all doctors, nurses and engineers. Why don't we just employ them then????? Ahhhh, we were all lied to. That's why.

    • @stephenjon3502
      @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

      Change the record.

    • @enkiofsumer8374
      @enkiofsumer8374 3 месяца назад

      @@stephenjon3502 It's not my record. It's what we have all been told.

    • @enkiofsumer8374
      @enkiofsumer8374 3 месяца назад

      @@stephenjon3502 'Truth sounds like hate, to those who hate the truth'

  • @marcusmeditation5289
    @marcusmeditation5289 3 месяца назад +1

    Overtime costs government

    • @cw8867
      @cw8867 3 месяца назад +1

      Taxpayer you mean

    • @stephenjon3502
      @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

      @@cw8867Would you work for nothing? Of course not.

    • @cw8867
      @cw8867 3 месяца назад +2

      @stephenjon3502 what?... what are you talking about?..

    • @stequality
      @stequality 3 месяца назад +2

      ​@@stephenjon3502they wouldnt be what are you talking about

    • @stephenjon3502
      @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

      ​@@cw8867If you worked extra hours would you do it for free?
      Of course not. Simple question.

  • @AntoinetteHewer-xe3oh
    @AntoinetteHewer-xe3oh 3 месяца назад

    24/7 350 odd days a year excuse me I work 6 nights a week thanks and guess what I am a English cleaner we are willing to do these jobs

    • @Rose-jz6ix
      @Rose-jz6ix 3 месяца назад

      I am a retired cleaner. You are an angel 😇. 🇦🇺😊♥️

  • @robertcreighton4635
    @robertcreighton4635 3 месяца назад

    If they get a day off during the week so they can rest and do family things, it's a good idea.
    But could burnout be possible?

  • @stephenjon3502
    @stephenjon3502 3 месяца назад

    I’ve just had an appointment on a Saturday. They already work weekends, this is just more waffle to try and get people frothy.

  • @JoanaJeff-yt1js
    @JoanaJeff-yt1js 3 месяца назад +1

    Drs r human need rest too. Too work weekends mmm causing probs

  • @EwaRiro
    @EwaRiro 3 месяца назад

    🤣😂