[Doug]

I think that a little red mist is developing here. I feel that you are being a little unfair and most likely a little misinformed. You will find good and bad in all Hospitals and you will find that this is true both in the past as it is now. All nursing staff receive basic care principles training, including pressure relief, undoubtedly there are individuals who believe that they are above hands on tend to be led by the assumption that through RGN Qualification they are trained managers, They maybe trained to manage on paper but in practice they are not because a trained manager would organise, motivate and delegate to the ward staff whose job it is to deliver hands on care, these would include Staff Nurse’s, Auxiliary Nurse’s and Health Care Assistants. In the eight years I spent in the front line of Geriatric nursing I have meet and worked with some excellent carers, nurses, doctor’s and specialists. I have all so met some real s***s but they didn’t bring the field down with them. Be assured that training is given and experience is passed on, but there will always be exceptions. If care is not being given to the homes or hospitals you work in do something about it. In respect of unaligned tutors who seem to be able to spread contempt without understanding the damage they are doing I have little regard for. To receive qualified training in pressure care the tutor providing the training must themselves be qualified.