The real reason doctors are being instructed in the ethics of waste Medical staff are used to their resources being endlessly eroded no wonder they resist change that seems to put money before patients.
All waste is immoral, but some waste is more immoral than other waste, and sometimes what looks like waste isnt actually waste at all. Wasting food is really bad (the perfect solution, although not available to everyone, is to keep pigs). Recycling the dress bought in a moment of self-delusion via the charity shop is not a perfect solution, but it is less bad than wasting food. Using disposable instruments in hospital instead of relying on sterilising machines looks wasteful but actually saves money by not giving patients avoidable infections.
Waste in the NHS is a favourite moan of its critics who mostly think it is too big to prosper. But that doesnt mean its not a problem how could it not be in an organisation with a budget of £100bn a year. One wrong decision is going to ramify with appalling waste across the country. So although it seems a superfluous edict, it was good to hear the Academy of Medical Royal Collegesdeclare that doctors have an ethical duty not to waste. Continue reading... The Guardian
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