And you ask me "how do we prevent technicians from doing harm"? Simple, once they are found to be below par, or found lacking in any way, they get fired. How does that sound?
Unfortunately, Geoff, based on past experience and for some of the reasons you've already been kind enough to elaborate on, I think that technicians who are below par have actually been employed, or promoted into roles they're not qualified to do, precisely because we don't have regulation.
We have a so-called National Health Service that often gives a shoddy service to the sick and needy it's meant to be there for, whilst providing the last public sector "safe haven" for thousands and thousands of people who have never done a real day's work in their entire life.
Yes, and some of us are trying to improve that situation by whatever means is available - even if it means having to take a "path of least resistance" to regulation that may not be ideal for everybody. Incidentally I'm on holiday - so my posts are on my own time today. Before anybody assumes I'm posting on NHS time.........
