Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I do agree that the NHS does need work but financially it's a bottomless pit and would consume all resource put towards it. When I worked for the NHS we understood we got lower pay than the public sector but we had a safe job, annual pay rises (including increment points for many) and a brilliant pension. It seems that all of the "perks" have gone but the pay masters still expect staff to work for lower wages, you can't have both. A further staffing problem was being able to get rid of the "dross", and there are some, and to retain the good staff in positions that they are good at.