NHS Funding ??????s Wasted..

[andy at handiwork]

I understand that around 50 tory MPs have a direct financial stake in companies that will benefit from further privatisation of the NHS. None have disqualified themselves from voting in measures towards that end.

[David Johnson]

And obviously Labour are far from immune to this e.g. former Labour Health Secretary

[randyandy]

Sorry for the delay Sam.

No is the simple answer.

The box being opened by me was the reason given but the nurse could have just as easily have don't it giving me 1 packet and the other 3 to other patients who needed them.

[Sam Slater]

I worked in a hospital a few days a week as part of my physiotherapy degree a few years ago and remember some things being considered contaminated just for being opened. This was a problem with items that weren't packaged in a particular way, which is why I asked.......

Maybe your experience with the dye is one of those, who knows.

[sparky]

Sam Slater wrote:

> I worked in a hospital a few days a week as part of my
> physiotherapy degree a few years ago and remember some things
> being considered contaminated just for being opened. This was a
> problem with items that weren't packaged in a particular way,
> which is why I asked.......
>
> Maybe your experience with the dye is one of those, who knows.
>
>

A logical reason but why not have them supplied packed as individuals not in boxes of 4. Even if cost was 33% more except when more than one required the saving would be 66% ......

[Sam Slater]

Some things may not be available in smaller packages, or if they are they're just harder to come by.

There's usually more to it that staff purposely wasting things in this fashion.

[randyandy]

I suspect your contamination thoughts are correct Sam but am more inclined to go with Sparky.

The box will no doubt be easily traced if things go wrong etc. but I don't see why the individual packets can't have the similar 'rules'.

[Sam Slater]

I wasn't there, Andy. Just gave my thoughts on my limited knowledge of how these things sometimes work. If you noticed it's wasteful then I'm sure the staff at the hospital do too. The reasons why there's waste, and what can be done about it, neither of us know without a bit more information really.