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Doctor Slams Hospital's "Please" Policy 572

Administrators at England's Worthing Hospital are insisting that doctors say the magic word when writing orders for blood tests on weekends. If a doctor refuses to write "please" on the order, the test will be refused. From the article: "However, a doctor at the hospital said on condition of anonymity that he sees the policy as a money-saving measure that could prove dangerous for patients. 'I was shocked to come in on Sunday and find none of my bloods had been done from the night before because I'd not written "please,"' the doctor said. 'I had no results to guide treatment of patients. Myself and a senior nurse had to take the bloods ourselves, which added hours to our 12-hour shifts. This system puts patients' lives at risk. Doctors are wasting time doing the job of the technicians.'"

Comment Re:3 words: HIRE A LAWYER (That's why) (Score 1) 728

I am a CEO. I wouldn't regard a potential employee negotiating over an employment contract as confrontational. Employee contracts are boiler-plate and lawyers always ask for the world (as they are trained to.) From my perspective the purpose of an employment contract is to smoke out potential conflicts of interest early on so we all know what is going on and there are no hard feelings down the road.

I recommend hiring a lawyer to review the contract and not worry about negotiating specific, detailed changes. I think that any employer who whines about such negotiation is an employer you are better off not working for...

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