Chanting fake mantras won’t save the NHS. Proper funding will Belief is a wonderful thing – but channelling the spirit of David Brent is no way to fix the health service
It was a cry for help. At a meeting in London earlier this month NHS trust chief executives were forced to chant “We can do this” as a sign of their commitment to improving their hospitals’ poor A&E performance. Paul Watson, NHS England’s regional director for the Midlands and east of England, tried to lead colleagues in this chant, apparently urging them to “take the roof off” with the sound of their belief. “We can do this” was the four-word summary of a 40-slide presentation. The chant was meant to be “light relief”, Watson says, “but it does have the merit of being true.”
'We can do this' sounds like an advertising slogan from the 1970s Continue reading... The Guardian
It was a cry for help. At a meeting in London earlier this month NHS trust chief executives were forced to chant “We can do this” as a sign of their commitment to improving their hospitals’ poor A&E performance. Paul Watson, NHS England’s regional director for the Midlands and east of England, tried to lead colleagues in this chant, apparently urging them to “take the roof off” with the sound of their belief. “We can do this” was the four-word summary of a 40-slide presentation. The chant was meant to be “light relief”, Watson says, “but it does have the merit of being true.”
'We can do this' sounds like an advertising slogan from the 1970s Continue reading... The Guardian
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