Why is a hospital grinding to a halt because of bed pressures termed 'business continuity'? Surely it is exactly the opposite of that? Every time somebody uses this term I correct it to business discontinuity. I'm becoming quite unpopular in meetings these days.
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@peteneville65
The pressure is clearly not because of ⬆️ influx of patients but due to ⬇️ discharges.
Social services are under immense pressure due to lack of support & staffing leading to bed blockade.
Unless this is addressed,i am afraid all these 🔴or ⚫️ escalations are just firefighting
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@SyedGerdezi
Anjum - err yeh. And perhaps also the fact that by closing down acute services in Nevill Hall ABUHB sabotaged its own system. GUH was never going to cope with admissions for the whole health board. Abergavenny lost a perfectly good little service because of your HB's ineptitude.
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@peteneville65
I also find such days calmer than normal which suggests by the time these black day events are identified the wave has passed. Let's be honest. Every day in the NHS is a bleak day at the moment where surviving the day is an achievement
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@peteneville65
“Business Continuity” sounds too much like “Business As Usual”. Which is ironic.
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@peteneville65
The first time I heard I was sooo confused. But not as much as ‘off duty’ for the roster….surely it’s ‘on duty’ and the days you’ll be at work 🤷♀️
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@peteneville65
This is the pinnacle of the use of management terminology to hide reality. The Social media notifications badged under that title would have been scrolled past by a significant proportion of people. If you are asking for help then ask in plain English!
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@peteneville65
Sad times when only having forty patients in ED waiting for a medical bed is business as usual, you’ve more cubicles with hospital beds than trolleys in majors, and ten ambulances parked up waiting to unload has become normal.
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