RizzyKing

The NHS like any government run organisation is horrendously inefficient and doesn't operate in the most optimal way usually massively high levels of administration on very decent salaries. I haven't gone into any in depth research on the NHS but wouldn't be surprised if there are comparisons between it and the MOD which is an utter joke in terms of how its run with office workers outnumbering the frontline staff usually in bloated departments with hundreds if not thousands of staff more then is needed or good.

In relation to my local hospitals there's no way for me to highlight a huge issue two of them have without appearing racist and the problem is the asian community. I have witnessed more times then i can recall groups of relatives and friends surrounding staff and harassing them until they get what they want and it can go on for a while. I've seen staff reduced to tears because of the intimidation and it never stops at one staff member it's not uncommon to see three or four nurses and one or two doctors trying to appease the unhappy group and it just repeats and repeats.

I even asked two security guards at the main entrance to the royal infirmary last year why they were not intervening as one such group was physically pushing and screaming in the faces of two nurses only to be told they are instructed not to get involved because of the racism issue and that specially trained staff would deal with it. I know it's not a countrywide issue but in both the royal infirmary and the general hospital it's a regular incident day in and day out taking up staff and time that should not be lost in that way.

Closing any of the three hospitals would make a deteriorating situation even worse and would seriously hinder patient care and in that regard these closures will have a wider impact. Mine is one local aspect on how resources are wasted I'm guessing every area has identifiable wastage that cutting out would achieve more then just cut cut cut of services.