Who did you have in mind?

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I agree it is not a job for a novice. I was thinking of a very experienced backbencher.

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I think Health is a job for someone with substantial Ministerial experience and while I would agree we have some very able members of this new parliament
It is not a job for a novice.
It is a huge department and as you know, one that never sleeps. The demands made on it are mirrored in an odd way by the demands made on those who run it, including the Minister and its political board, by that I mean they have to be constantly vigilant of all the problems connected to clinical need, costs and be fairly hands on when ensuring the balance that is needed in all of these competing issues is politically acceptable to the people who fund it which is us.
The people want to know that their Health service is safe in our hands (where have I heard that before?) Mark and his Board’s role will be to make sure it is and if its needs extra funding, then they will have to make their case for that and fight for it in the peoples parliament

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IWV
Is a must and we must not allow the subject to be sidelined until it is to late to do anything about it in 2016.

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Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Have a good one. I will be doing my usual Keith Floyd impression whilst cooking for the family and In – laws, I normally cook it but seldom taste it;-))

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I don’t doubt for one minute that you would have given your all and I am sure many would agree.

What surprised me was that a couple of the very able backbenchers did not throw their hats into the ring, there is some wasted talent there.

All the best

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It’s a pity that you did not get HSSD as somebody needs to really shake it up. Pay the nurses and slash the management. Anyway……
I am going to close down for Xmas now and wish everyone a really good festive period and looking forward to constructive banter in the New Year!

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Thank you for your Christmas wishes.

As for the top job at Health, I can only say I would have given it my all, I never had any doubt about the problems that face such a huge department and I think I said somewhere before that it is a 24 hour living breathing monster that will consume all the money and resources we can throw at it.

It’s real assets are its staff and they are the oil in the machine, without them the Health service simply cannot function properly. There is a long haul ahead and we have to look at where we can cut out any unessasary waste as well as providing top health services at a reasonable cost. It sounds simple and I know in my heart that isn’t but I will do whatever I can to help.

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John I hope the link helps.

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Yes even you Sparty;-)))

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Good to see you still at housing, although I think it would have been interesting to see what you would have found at HSSD.

Merry Xmas to you and your family.

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I think this is the one DJ is talking about.

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I will have to ask Thisisguernsey editor to help point you in the right direction, it was several weeks ago now since the thread on HTA’s Housing Target areas was on the site where I answered several question on the topic.

Ed can you help.

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