Hang in there folks

Here's to the line staff for taking us through the "budget crunch". The fiscal year is upon us and let's hope that things change once it passes. For it is not only the line staff that have had to endure and cinch up the drawstrings, it is the patients too who have had to suffer because of the lack of funding.

I'm talking about lack of supplies that we use to help make the patients comfortable. I find it hard to believe that we can afford to pay HSS people to work here, but can't afford to buy Kleenex etc. etc.

And about those HSS people. I appreciate them being able to be there and they really do help us out in a time of need. But weren't we told that there would be no pool people to help out and we'd have to pull from our own resources to cover shifts?

I for one am tired of HMG talking out of both sides of their mouths. Why can't they be up front and honest with us. It would sure go a long way to closing the gap between Line Staff and HMG. I have yet to see an HMG person working on a unit to help fill a need. Like we were told they would do.

Hopefully after the 1st things will get back to "normal", whatever that is. I hope to God that they don't keep us where we are and continue to burn out the entire Line Staff body. We need a break here folks. Something has to give and I think the Line Staff have done their share of giving lately.

Orpheus