Followers of my blog will have seen the NHS question about how many reorganisations have we had. We've yet another. The number of PCTs (Primary Care Trusts) nationally is to halve. This means merging East and North. (and then probably HoB and south). It would be nice if people would stick with one structure. There is a quotation ( Which sadly does not appear to be a true quotation ) We trained hard . . . but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. But has to have been originated by someone. The web link shown goes through the derivation which appears to be more linked to an anonymous British Soldier WW2 than any Roman or Greek General called by a name perming 2 out of (Gaius, Galus, Petronius and Arbiter). From the...
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If you look at the safeguarding board,they always seem to consist of people who have worked or have connections with the local authority.
Most of the child deaths reviews come to the conclusion that there is nothing the LA could have done.
It is laughable.Maybe we could list all of the child deaths and list the quotes where the deaths could not have been foreseen.
Also there were 2 referrals to Social Services about this child,so clearly something could have been done if they did their job properly.