Would you fly NHS airlines?
After the incident where a (relatively senior) paediatric doctor was struck off when her colleague (the other senior on that day) was sick, her consultant was teaching juniors and refused to come help and the computer system broke. A child died that day, due to a bad mistake, but if the doctor wasn't there because she refused to work due to the rota shortage, many more could have died. The GMC are on dangerous ground not condemning the consultant, or highlighting the dangers of rota gaps which are rife.
This is the paraphrasing of, I believe, Dr Rant of Facebook:
"Would you fly NHS airlines?
Dear Passengers. Good evening, this is your pilot speaking. I’d like to welcome you on board this NHS Q424 aircraft. No, I’m not your Captain as she has had to fly another aircraft but I am a senior trainee pilot and may be able to contact her for advice if there are any problems.
Unfortunately there will be no comfort or safety today as we have only one crew member on board who is unfamiliar with this aircraft. No other crew were available as there is currently a severe shortage of crew affecting all airlines.
I have also been advised that a software issue has affected the aircraft instruments so there may be an unavoidable delay in the crash warning alarm.
I must inform you that I breached my crew hours and haven’t had time to eat or drink however I recognise that many of you have no choice other than to be here tonight and the CAA will take my license away if I don’t fly so we will be departing as scheduled.
Whilst the airline is my employer with a duty of care to me I recognise that if something goes wrong I and my crew member will be held solely responsible. In addition there will be no air accident investigation by trained specialists, instead I will tried in a court of law by a judge and jury with no knowledge of aircraft engineering or human factors in aviation safety. I’m sure all pilots everywhere will greatly appreciate this fact and continue to fund the CAA and flying will be much safer as a result of me being in prison.
Thank you for flying with NHS airlines I would like to look forward to welcoming you back in the near future however the CAA will undoubtedly ensure that this will not happen.
Have a safe flight"
For a decent, balanced look at what happened, see here:
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/01/29/rachel-clarke-the-hadiza-bawa-garba-case-is-a-watershed-for-patient-safety/
This is the paraphrasing of, I believe, Dr Rant of Facebook:
"Would you fly NHS airlines?
Dear Passengers. Good evening, this is your pilot speaking. I’d like to welcome you on board this NHS Q424 aircraft. No, I’m not your Captain as she has had to fly another aircraft but I am a senior trainee pilot and may be able to contact her for advice if there are any problems.
Unfortunately there will be no comfort or safety today as we have only one crew member on board who is unfamiliar with this aircraft. No other crew were available as there is currently a severe shortage of crew affecting all airlines.
I have also been advised that a software issue has affected the aircraft instruments so there may be an unavoidable delay in the crash warning alarm.
I must inform you that I breached my crew hours and haven’t had time to eat or drink however I recognise that many of you have no choice other than to be here tonight and the CAA will take my license away if I don’t fly so we will be departing as scheduled.
Whilst the airline is my employer with a duty of care to me I recognise that if something goes wrong I and my crew member will be held solely responsible. In addition there will be no air accident investigation by trained specialists, instead I will tried in a court of law by a judge and jury with no knowledge of aircraft engineering or human factors in aviation safety. I’m sure all pilots everywhere will greatly appreciate this fact and continue to fund the CAA and flying will be much safer as a result of me being in prison.
Thank you for flying with NHS airlines I would like to look forward to welcoming you back in the near future however the CAA will undoubtedly ensure that this will not happen.
Have a safe flight"
For a decent, balanced look at what happened, see here:
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/01/29/rachel-clarke-the-hadiza-bawa-garba-case-is-a-watershed-for-patient-safety/
36-40, M
