Life in the NHS

NHS managers get a bad name. But have you ever thought that we might need managers who have been there and done it as it were? Well I think I might be one of them. So this is about me, my life and the NHS as it is today from my point of view.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Thirteen things I have recently noticed


Thirteen recent observations / discoveries
  1. It is quite possible for a 15 year old boy to come home from school covered with mud after playing football at lunch time.
  2. You can buy the seats from highbury (We have bought one for teen son, it will apparently be delivered in August), his dad is apparently going to connect it to the wall in his room. Lets hope it is more successful than some other DIY efforts.
  3. March can be a very cold month and spring can apparently appear to be suspended.
  4. The journey to work can be reasonably good even during term time, hope I haven't jinxed my journey tomorrow!
  5. It is quite handy to employ an ex-landscape gardener, especially when he is going to bring his chainsaw and a mate to remove some very unsightly trees from your garden at the weekend.
  6. It is good when your administrator arrives back from her holiday in Australia, refreshed, cheerful and ready to get back to work (well seemed it).
  7. Cold sores are really painful - just had one for the first time in about 10 years.
  8. Using a computer in another office could result in your inbox being emptied, as I discovered mine had this morning; very annoying.
  9. It is possible to have successful 1 to 1's with staff members on 2 consecutive days, even with people who you had previously had problems with.
  10. When you arrive to a finance meeting to find the accountant off sick it is very annoying, however the blessing might be to find someone more efficient to sort the problems out (ask me after Tuesday if the other person is actually efficient).
  11. It is possible to put up your step count by going for a lunchtime walk, dancing to top of the pops and jumping up and down while cooking dinner.
  12. My GP still thinks I work at the hospital and can arrange dermatology referrals for my own son!
  13. Some new nursing / medical blogs through Grand Rounds (see links at the side, here, here and here.

Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
(leave your link in comments, I'’ll add you here!)
  1. killired
  2. Gone to Plaid
  3. Mamassage



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5 Comments:

  • At 3/16/2006 10:14 PM, Blogger Killired said…

    surfed in thru blogmad! cool T13! mine are up too!

     
  • At 3/16/2006 10:51 PM, Blogger Carmen said…

    Finding thirteeners through blogmad today! Hello!

    Mine are listed here
    http://carmenhasgonetoplaid.blogspot.com

     
  • At 3/17/2006 8:52 PM, Blogger Rowan said…

    Sorry about your inbox. That's never fun. For that matter the coldsore, too. I hope both are resolved quickly.

    my TT

     
  • At 3/18/2006 7:45 AM, Blogger Julie said…

    I am hoping IT can restore the inbox on Monday, the cold sore I will have to live with till it clears up! Thanks for your thoughts,
    Julie

     
  • At 3/18/2006 2:54 PM, Blogger Very_Vera said…

    I love reading your blog! You have this Jemina J feel to you....

    :)
    Vera

     

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