Worrying times indeed. Care UK seem to think that it is acceptable for unqualified, unregistered Care Assistants, with only half a days CPR training, to respond to code reds, code blues and other medical emergencies, give out treatments and give injections etc. It will only be a matter of time before officers end up in the coroners court due to decisions being made by inexperienced and unqualified staff.
Moreover, the money-grabbing, self-serving GP who is “running the show” is committed to making huge year on year cuts to the medicines budget, so there’ll be no more Tramadol nights for young Smithy on B wing. You could argue that prisoners deserve nothing more, but the way Care UK are targeting these cuts, will mean services being cut to the bone which will undoubtedly have a huge negative effect on the good order of the prison. Worst still, these cuts have nothing whatsoever to do with saving the tax payer money, its all do to with making profit. Allegedly.
These jobs cuts also make a mockery of 'TUPE protection'.
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east ... -28488681/
