It was fun having Gwen and her daughter to visit. We laughed a lot and reminisced on old times in the General; mostly the amusing side of it all. It did us a power of good.
In school last week and I realise there is a connection between Education and the Health Service. Whilst in Education we frequently spend so much time testing children (at government request; SATS, GCSE’s etc) that we forget about their learning and emotional needs. Similarly in the NHS we diagnose ad infinitum sometimes losing the patient in a maelstrom of invasive and painful procedures. We forget about quality of life. There is a lesson to be learned from both sides.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
July 27th: tests, diagnoses
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You're so right, Lin - and a very insightful comment. But in my view, it's not testing per se that is the problem. We need to know whether a child has gained knowledge and understanding; we need to find out the cause of symptoms. I think the problem is that our governments are not interested in absolutes, only in relativities. How do the tests of one person conform to the norm? In so doing, we lose sight, as you so rightly say, of the person.
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