RE: Eugenics : the thread
The qualified personnel issue arises from lack of a formal recruitment framework. If you’re going to sort out the corruption and inefficiency, you need quality people. “Bright eyed boy” with his electrical engineering degree is decidedly not what I mean. I am in the middle of my accounting training contract, but my company absolutely insists on all applicants having a degree before they are accepted as trainees. All the work we do is completely reviewed by people who are already qualified. We also have to pass our exams first time or else we get the sack. The reason for this is that if we fail, there will be doubts cast over our work (even though all of it is reviewed). I tell you, a degee is nice but it is bugger all preparation for a real world job. To train as any of the professions I listed, a degee is only the starting point before 3-4 years under articles. My point is that the NHS seem to demand less ability and less professionalism than your local firm of accountants.
Money is only half the problem. A newly qualified accountant with no particular specialty gets £35k at the absolute minimum. Add a specific expertise and the numbers shoot right up. Would the NHS pay this? Not on your life.
You get what you pay for, I’m afraid.
But paying for it shouln’t be difficult. I refuse to believe a green accountant can’t be given a living wage if you can pay a consultant £100k or whatever. Maybe that is half the answer – get rid of consultants? I’m sure some expertise will go with them, but when the newly hired accountants sort out the expenses they could afford to hire consultants again.
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