Sadly missed Chas H o d g e s (bizarrely whenever I put his surname in it gets saved as Someone) . Saw them live once - only gig I've attended where the opening word was Wotcha!
Hi SB. Yes I did this (to some extent). I had been working for a software company for nearly 20 years - and frankly it just became too difficult (staff cuts etc) - I volunteered for redundancy - my plan was to take the first job I could get (irrespective of sector /salary) while I worked out...
Yes, I agree with you. A variety of things happen when you set a target and not all of them good. From my one experience though, the focus that they provide does bring improvements. They also provide a standard which is hard to take down later on (although a pandemic doesn't help). In smaller...
Agree with most of this H -
Certainly annoys me that we pay providers and commissioners to participate in a bidding process for services - I'm to be convinced that this makes us better off.And you are correct, arguably it makes for a race to the bottom in terms of care provision
I do think...