Bag's Rants

Is it possible that nurses may actually take action?

One of the problems with nurses over the last few decades is that none of them would do anything that could put a patient at risk. They wouldn't consider striking and took a regular kicking because they were seen as an easy target by the managers and politicians. They were popular with the people but missed out every time due to their stoic nature.

Now we have Patricia Hewitt's speech at the nurses congress where she was heckled and jeered. Read more here. I wonder how she feels now about mild mannered nurses. OK, people that go to these places tend to be more active anyway but the NHS has been in trouble for years and this has not been heard before.

It's clearly a big jump between heckling and jeering and going on strike but nurses feelings seem to be running high. When people get into such a state then they do things out of character.

If nurses are thinking along these lines then what are our more militant people thinking? Could it be that people are waiting for the nurses to jump and then come out in support. People will support the nurses and thus militants will gain from that.

posted by Bag @ 6:42 pm