Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

News

NHS chief admits to errors in costing of pay reform

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7573.821 (Published 19 October 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:821

Rapid Response:

Sauce for the Goose

Here is the solution for all struggling NHS Trusts. A minor
modification of Mr Nicholson's statement:

"As far as the department/Trust (delete as appropriate) is concerned
we could be better at costing some of our policies.There are some examples
of policies we have costed that in practice have for a whole variety of
reasons cost more."

That should satisfy the DoH. It comes from the top!

Competing interests:
I work in a financially competent Trust

Competing interests: No competing interests

20 October 2006
William Notcutt
Consultant Anaesthetist
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust