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Resilience, like other current fads, can simply perpetuate, and worsen, already toxic systems and people. Most people do not go into healthcare to deliver mediocrity, they have it thrust upon them by all manner of top-down forces, people and Governments.
Many doctors I know have, or had, aspirations that were far higher than what the NHS can now offer. Their aspiration has condensed into perspiration and some are now just husks of their former vibrant selves. I'm all for resilience if there is a moral and ethical underpinning in terms of enabling people to "be the best they can be", but not if they are being wrecked on a daily basis and the canary is simply being given an oxygen mask. Stalin, Ghengis Khan and Donald Trump are all examples of resilience in action; the H in NHS does not stand for Helmand however.
The slap on the face may be delivered by a resilient person
Resilience, like other current fads, can simply perpetuate, and worsen, already toxic systems and people. Most people do not go into healthcare to deliver mediocrity, they have it thrust upon them by all manner of top-down forces, people and Governments.
Many doctors I know have, or had, aspirations that were far higher than what the NHS can now offer. Their aspiration has condensed into perspiration and some are now just husks of their former vibrant selves. I'm all for resilience if there is a moral and ethical underpinning in terms of enabling people to "be the best they can be", but not if they are being wrecked on a daily basis and the canary is simply being given an oxygen mask. Stalin, Ghengis Khan and Donald Trump are all examples of resilience in action; the H in NHS does not stand for Helmand however.
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