Make Medics Not War!
Ok can someone explain to me why it is that there are 10,000 more applicants (according to a BMA survey) for training positions than there are places available? On the face of it, it’s logical. There are 10,000 less places, thus creating 10,000 excess applicants. But why is this? Aren’t we crying out for doctors? Isn’t the NHS so stretched that people wait years for surgery? Isn’t this because we don’t have enough medical resources to speed up the system?
Where is the problem? Is it in physical structure? That we don’t actually have the space in our hospitals in which to house all these additional applicants? Is it that we don’t have the funds to pay them? Is it that we don’t have enough trained personnel with the time to supervise these trainees as they learn their profession? Is it only a question of money? Or is it a combination of all three?
Whatever the reason, we shouldn’t be looking at the amount of applicants versus places, but rather the amount of patients versus the amount of doctors! My personal opinion is that it’s a question of pennies and the way they are wasted in current government spending. It’s a question of priorities and shouldn’t the health of our nation’s population be more important than a war that can’t be won half a world away?
The author of this post is Crystal Satterfield, she is a contributor to Pet Haven . Crystal is a noted specialist on the topic of nuts and bolts. Read her blog here.