Oscailt“Reconfiguration”, “Centres of excellence” - Buzzwords for privatisation and screwing the workerBrendan Drum of the HSE had earmarked the St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Cork as next in line for his cuts. But workers at the hospital are intent on fighting back and not accepting this. Kevin Doyle interviewed Paula Walters, SIPTU member, and a hospital attendant with over 30 years experience at the hospital.
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This interview with 'Hospital attendant' and SIPTU member (wow!) Paula Walters ...<br />
This interview with 'Hospital attendant' and SIPTU member (wow!) Paula Walters is somewhat inaccurate, it misses the serious issues in St Marys Orthopaedic Hospital (referred to as 'The Orthopedic' in this piece) while managing to construct it's substantive point from something Ms Walters and her associates read in 'Da Echo'. Can you believe it? Considering the source, I can. The entire hysterical heart of this piece is in fact no more than the construct of gabbling, based on a red top article! <br />
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Ms Walters says there are about 200 people working in St Marys Orthopaedic "between staff and kitchen staff and so on". This is not even close. At least to a decent journalist, checking their facts, it isn't. There are 237 full time staff at St Marys. There are others who work part-time many of these are kitchen and cleaning staff. There are also a number of contract staff. <br />
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So what should this article really be focussing on in dealing with St Marys Orthopaedic Gurranbraher Cork? I would say the main concern for staff and patients of 'Da Orthopedic' should be the utter lack of hygiene there. <br />
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Health care associated infections such as MRSA have been claiming the lives of the old and the vulnerable for many years in Irish hospitals and causing great distress. These infections could be halted by simple hygiene such and washing ones hands and keeping equipment clean but so far staff in some hospitals have refused to implement such basic proceedures. <br />
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St Marys Orthopedic in Cork is among the very worst. They are third from the bottom and regarded as 'Poor' in the Helath Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report of 2007. <br />
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This report also shows that St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital Cork failed to provide any information on how it was managing hygiene services. Vulnerable patients are facing serious risk of infection, including MRSA, in St Marys Orthopedic because of poor hygiene standards. The effective management of infection control to minimise the risk of patients contracting potentially fatal superbugs and serious viruses should be the concern of all and should not have to take a second place to a rumour about some people possibly having to relocate. <br />
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shut ithttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/89434#comment2373522008-10-12T20:52:53+00:00trousersThis place is a well-known MRSA hell-hole. It is ancient and dirty, and would be...This place is a well-known MRSA hell-hole. It is ancient and dirty, and would be incapable of being brought in lines with the best contemporary hospital design. It has a bad reputation and its survival to date merely attests to the fact that in spite of all the promises made by the HSE to rationalize the health service, the rotten mess is still run for the benefit of the staff rather than the patients.<br />
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The staff (over-paid consultants included) might not want the place closed down, but I can assure Indymedia readers that the peple of Cork will breath a sigh of relief to see the gates bolted and orthopaedic surgery moved to the CUH.<br />
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Until then, I will try not to fall off my bicycle or have an accident which might deliver me into the tender mercies of this relic of the 1950s.<br />
A Langer ...http://www.indymedia.ie/article/89434#comment2373572008-10-12T22:00:19+00:00Joe Is No BazookaBazooka Joe - you have an anger management problem in the written word context. ...Bazooka Joe - you have an anger management problem in the written word context. Calm down and read the article. It would seem to me that you hardly bothered. I suppose because you have an 'axe to grind'. But anyway look, do you really think the Drum and Co are going to look after you, where ever the choose to move Orthopedics to (sorry about the spelling Joe)? Wake up - soon. Do. <br />
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PS - are you in Fine Gael?Echo in Irish Timeshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/89434#comment2373592008-10-12T22:28:32+00:00BillWell maybe the Evening Echo is less than reliable. But Paula Walters's informati...Well maybe the Evening Echo is less than reliable. But Paula Walters's information about the HSE's plans for the Orthopaedic are repeated in the Irish Times - see <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2008/1007/1223323539267.html" title="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2008/1007/1223323539267.html">http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2008/1007/12....html</a>. According to that Drum is planning to move against the hospitals. By the way I don't agree with you Baz Joe - I'm not for shutting the hospitals. Seems a short-sighted what you say, IMHO. re Orthapedichttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/89434#comment2375182008-10-17T19:50:07+00:00cropbeye
The only cases of M.R.S.A recorded in the Orthapeic
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The only cases of M.R.S.A recorded in the Orthapeic<br />
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were in patients who had been transfered fom C,U.H.<br />
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Having been a patient in St Marys I found the atmsophere <br />
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much better than in Wilton<br />
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and from what I could see the Hygeine was very good at least<br />
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as of this May.