Hospitals recruit managers faster than doctors and nurses

[Northerner]

Hospitals in England have recruited managers at a higher rate than doctors and nurses, BBC analysis of official figures reveals.

Since 2013, an additional 3,600 managers started at NHS trusts compared with 8,300 more doctors and 7,000 more nurses.

It means management increased by 16% while the number of doctors and nurses increased by 8% and 2% respectively.

NHS Improvement said there were still "too few" managers.

However the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has described the figures as "galling" and said a failure to train enough nurses had contributed to a "shortage".

Hospitals in England have been coming under increasing pressure as the number people of seeking care has risen steadily.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43794816

 

[mikeyB]

Aye, how come the NHS worked with about a quarter of the management (or less) before successive governments started fiddling with it from the wrong end. NHS improvement should be first against the wall come the revolution. To quote Gilbert and Sullivans Lord High Executioner, there’s none of ‘em would be missed.

 

[Amigo]

It’s the ridiculous Performance Management culture the Govt. have created where everything has to be measured, quantified, analysed, discussed endlessly, put into reports and then scrutinised! I spent some time working with these well paid health managers in their palatial offices that was once an actual hospital and they were the only people in the NHS who received ‘productivity bonuses!’ 🙄

 

[mikeyB]

Aye, on the backs of other folks productivity.😡 Like bosses everywhere.