Manx Care

[Albert Tatlock]

[Dr. Grumpy]

Perhaps the date of inception of 'Manx Care' is ironically intentional

[buncha wankas]

On 3/3/2021 at 7:53 AM, Dr. Grumpy said:

Must be. But that job did not exist until she appointed herself (I think)

Word is that the previous hospital manager Barbara Scott has been reappointed and in Angela Murray’s position.  

[Apple]

11 hours ago, buncha wankas said:

Barbara Scott has been reappointed

Barbara never went away. Wasn't she based in Crookall House as something like a Director fo something or other. She knows her stuff and where a lot of the bodies are buried.

Its about time she was back in charge as I am sure the last few years has been a real eye opener there.

 

[Dr. Grumpy]

I hear that the Medical Director of the DHSC is missing and not contactable since January. Anyone know anything?

[Uhtred]

5 hours ago, Dr. Grumpy said:

I hear that the Medical Director of the DHSC is missing and not contactable since January. Anyone know anything?

Less than a year in post..?

[Dr. Grumpy]

3 hours ago, Uhtred said:

Less than a year in post..?

Yes

[Uhtred]

Just now, Dr. Grumpy said:

Yes

I’m astonished at the capacity of Tynwald members to blindly ignore the incredible revolving door of senior appointments across healthcare that’s gone on for years. It can’t be (excuse the pun) healthy. There simply can’t be any continuity of strategy development or delivery. And yet none of our dynamic parliamentarians even gently enquire what the problem is.

[Dr. Grumpy]

4 minutes ago, Uhtred said:

I’m astonished at the capacity of Tynwald members to blindly ignore the incredible revolving door of senior appointments across healthcare that’s gone on for years. It can’t be (excuse the pun) healthy. There simply can’t be any continuity of strategy development or delivery. And yet none of our dynamic parliamentarians even gently enquire what the problem is.

Either the DHSC is extremely poor at recruitment and end up selecting poor candidates or the culture is so toxic that it eats good candidates for breakfast

Edited March 20, 2021 by Dr. Grumpy

[Uhtred]

2 minutes ago, Dr. Grumpy said:

Either the DHSC extremely poor at selection and end up selecting poor candidates or the culture is so toxic that it eats good candidates for breakfast

And of course those are not mutually exclusive.

[Roger Mexico]

4 hours ago, Uhtred said:

Less than a year in post..?

Slightly more, she was appointed in January 2020, but we haven't heard anything much from her since last Summer.  Obviously you would expect the medical director to be frequently appearing to advise the public during an epidemic, but apart from a bit at the start she's been silent.  Maybe no other voices are allowed to interfere with the Howie and Ashie Show.

[Uhtred]

7 hours ago, Roger Mexico said:

Slightly more, she was appointed in January 2020, but we haven't heard anything much from her since last Summer.  Obviously you would expect the medical director to be frequently appearing to advise the public during an epidemic, but apart from a bit at the start she's been silent.  Maybe no other voices are allowed to interfere with the Howie and Ashie Show.

There’s such a plethora of roles and titles it’s difficult to keep up, but I always understood that the Medical Director was the lead medic at the hospital (not, for example, covering the whole Island). As such, your point is a good one; as we now have more Covid patients than ever occupying hospital beds, I’d expect there to be comment/information forthcoming from the doctor with lead responsibly. You may well be on to something with your comment about Stan and Ollie being reluctant to share the stage, but Hetty makes regular appearances, so why not the Medical Director? Dr. Grumpy appears to suggest she’s history and that may well be so. We’ll never be told why though.

On a related theme, one individual who seems to be very much involved is the Chief Secretary, but there’s someone seen and heard less than Howard...Hughes!

[Roger Mexico]

3 hours ago, Uhtred said:

You may well be on to something with your comment about Stan and Ollie being reluctant to share the stage, but Hetty makes regular appearances, so why not the Medical Director? Dr. Grumpy appears to suggest she’s history and that may well be so. We’ll never be told why though.

But even Ewart only started appearing in the late Autumn after the row about Rachel Glover became public and they began to realise that it might be more credible to have someone to regularly pronounce on health issues who had more qualifications than a Cubs first aid badge.  Before that we know Ewart was left completely out of loop in giving advice (this was even raised in Tynwald) and so it appeared was anyone else with any medical or even scientific background.  This was what the row with Rachel was about after all - the ignoring of genomics came later.

Even since then the public communications haven't been led by Public Health as they have been from the start in most other countries and Ewart has often been reduced to saying very little.  And we've seen very little of other health (or other) professionals as well.  If enforcement is important, you'd expect to see the Chief Constable at least once a week for instance.

The whole matter of communications has been a complete mess, including the way that media briefings are announced and cancelled at last minutes with no regular schedule and they can't blame the media for that.  But in turn that reflects the whole way they have managed the crisis especially this year.

[Uhtred]

2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said:

Ewart has often been reduced to saying very little... 'Yes, that's correct Chief Minister'

Fixed. Also Roger you're right to highlight that Quayle wheels out medic of choice, compliant Hetty, only when things started to turn shitty. Until then he wanted to bask in the rosy glow of no IOM Covid/an easy life. As soon as the potential for criticism emerges the human shield is deployed. He's on the same tack now over the non-investigation/non-prosecution of IOMSPC...'Oh I only did what the Chief Secretary said'. When things look good, it's all down to brilliant Howard; when storm clouds gather, someone else is to blame. 

[Dr. Grumpy]

19 hours ago, Uhtred said:

Fixed. Also Roger you're right to highlight that Quayle wheels out medic of choice, compliant Hetty, only when things started to turn shitty. Until then he wanted to bask in the rosy glow of no IOM Covid/an easy life. As soon as the potential for criticism emerges the human shield is deployed. He's on the same tack now over the non-investigation/non-prosecution of IOMSPC...'Oh I only did what the Chief Secretary said'. When things look good, it's all down to brilliant Howard; when storm clouds gather, someone else is to blame. 

The MD is not just missing from press conferences I'm told