Glasgow Health
Board Contract - The
Saga continues
Hackney or Skoda?
I
would like to thank everyone of you guys out there that gave the U H T X L U H G W R V X F F H V V I X O O \ I X O À H T X L G X O O \ I X O À O L W V Q H H G V ' X H W R W K H L Q W U R G X F W O L W V Q H H G V ' X H W R W K H L R Q R I S U L Y D W H Y D W H
¶ W K X P E V X S · D Q G Z R U G V R I S U D L V H I R U P \ D U W L F O H L Q O D V W P R Q W K · V W D [ L W D O N hire, the cab business is now vulnerable in our own back yard. What was hire, th ness is now vulnerable in our own bness is now vulnerable in our own at was
magazine about Glasgow Taxis Ltd, and the possibility they face in losing R Q F H D V D I H E D Q N H U 7 K H K R V S L W D O F R Q W U D F W L V Q R Z R S H Q I R U W H Q G R Q N H U 7 K H K R V S L W D O F R Q W U D F W L V Q R Z R S H Q Q N H U 7 K H K R V S L W D O F R Q W U D F W L V Q R Z R G H U H U : H D U H
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of the city. some may sayy say.
The overwhelming sense of opinion I get from your reactions are mainly main 7 K H 4 X H V W L R Q L V ¶ : K D W F D Q Z H G R " · 4 X H V W L R Q L V ¶ : K D W F D Q Z H G R " ·
disgust and a sense of rejection from the health board after a lifetime of a life
O R \ D O D Q G G D U H , V D \ L W ¶ H [ F H O O H Q W V H U Y L F H · The answer is really quite simple. W
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e let the committee of Glasgow let mmitt Taxis
Ltd do all they can to regain this work and negotiate as best they can with Ltd do all they can to regain this work Ltd do all they can to regain this negot
I know we have been paid for every job we have carried out, but so too rri ou the powers that be who hold the strings to this contract. the powers that be who hold the strthe powers that be who hold to his c This, I can assure
have the heads of departments inside the health board, and they would oard, ould d you, is being done at every level. you, is being done at every levelu, is being done at every The question was not what Glasgow quest
also feel rejection if they were suddenly given their marching orders. the m ers. 7 D [ L V / W G F D Q G R E X W Z K D W ¶ : ( · D [ L V / W G F D Q G R E X W Z K D W ¶ : ( D [ L V / W G F D Q G R E X W Z K F D Q G R Q G R
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company, government department or health board for this length of time alth b ength of time engt As owners and drivers we must strive to make sure that everyone who As owners and drivers wAs owners and d ust st
only to be tossed onto the scrapheap. F D Q E D U H D P R G L F X P R I L Q Á F D Q E D U H D P R G L F X P D Q E D U H D P R G X H Q F H W R Z D U G V U H W D L Q L Q J W K L V Y L W D O F R Q F H Q W U D F W L V
informed of what may happen here. Contacting your local councillor and informed of what mrmed of w appe
It has been obvious to me over the last month or so, just how manyr t ela r so, just how manyo, just how many P H P E H U R I 6 F R W W L V K 3 D U O L D P H Q W Z L O O E H D P D M R U E R R V W W R R X U F D P S P H P E H U R I 6 F R H U R 3 D D P D L J Q G R
of you guys have actually gone beyond the call of duty and injectedne be all of duty and injectedand injected \ R X U Z H H E L W Q R W R Q O \ I R U \ R X U V H O I E X W D O V R I R U R X U W U D G H : \ R X U Z H H E L W R Q O \ I R H Q H H G \ R X U
that extra effort to make this hospital contract run smoothlythis act run smoothlyothly. support now!support no
Many of you drivers have told me of some of the loads carried in the back have me of the loads carried in the back oads carried in the ba / H W W K H P N Q R Z W K D W W K H À / H W W N Q R Z Q D Q F L D O V D Y L Q J V R I W K L V F R Q W U D F W D J D L Q V W W K H
of your cab ranging from full size oxygen cylinders, breathing apparatus, g om gen cylinders, breathing apparatus, s, breathing apparatus, distinct lack of service and lack of suitable vehicles to service it, will result d ct ck o
zimmers, commodes and my own personal experience with a doctorodes personal experience with a doctornce with , L Q P D M R U D Q G Z L W K R X W G R X E W O L I H W K U H D W H Q L Q J G H O D \ V D M R U D $ V N W K H P K R Z P X F K
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not only used for the transporting of patients and stafed fo orting of patients and stafatients and staff, but fall into the f, but fall into thef, but fall in enough to cover the shortcomings of the private hire service? Will it be enou
category of van, ambulance and emergency reaction units.ry of ce and emergency reaction units.ce and emergency reaction uni enough to cover the cost of litigation and legal expenses if and when
When the poo hits the fan and something needs to be done or carried When fan and something needs to be done or an and something needs to be d ed
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pending disasterng dis . These pending disasters have happened so, so often in ending disasters have happeneending disasters have happen so oft
the past and it is quite insensible to think that they will not happen again a d it ible to think that they will ble to think that they will happ n
in the future. e. 0 D U N P \ Z R U G V Z H O O ¶ , W L V R Q O \ D P D W W H U R I W L P H · 0 D H O O ¶ , W L V R Q O \ D P D H O O ¶ , W L V R Q O
It may not have been obvious to the health board contract negotiatorsApril 2009
delays result with more serious consequence.
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meant to be about patient care. For those of you who sit by the computer,
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Nicola Sturgeon and to Kenny McCaskill. Send a section of this article to
e be e health eh cont W K H P R U E H W W H U V W L O O V H Q G W K H Z K R O H E O R R G \ W K L Q J D Q G O D V W P R Q W K · V D U W L F O H D V
Z K D W H [ D F W O \ R X U M R E F R Q V L V W H G R I E H I R U H W K H \ G H F L G H G W R ¶ E R P E E F R Q U H G H F L G X V well. Stress the importance of this contract in supporting patient care.
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them, not only what we do and the functions we carry out, but alsodo a ons w : H O O , · Y H V D L G D O O , F D Q V D \ O H W · V K R S H \ R X U H I I R U W V E H D U I U X L W D Q G F R P P R Q
the consequences they will face if they change to private hire carsi face ey c sense prevails.
and their inexperienced
crews.ws.
Copyright Jack Clyde 2009
Unlike my article last month , let me assure you all that the health board eas $ X W K R U * O D V J R Z 7 D [ L % R R N
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