3000 steps and The Job Plan « The Witch Doctor

Posted by: Witch Doctor | April 13, 2008

3000 steps and The Job Plan

THE BLURRING OF WORK AND FITNESS

I have just been watching Sir Muir Gray’s exercise video from yesterday’s posting, My Black Cat.

He says it takes him three whole hours to get from his bed to work.

Does it take him the same time to go home again?

My Black Cat, that is 6 hours per day!

Added up, that is a big chunk of a lifetime.

Wonder how many extra years of life will need be added to compensate for all these cumulative 6 hours spent walking and tripping over strange lumpy bumpy things scattered all over the pavements?

Mark you, My Black Cat, the video shows that Sir Muir Gray also conducts some face to face (or rather side by side) meetings while he hoofs it.

That gives credibility to the “Walking Workers.”

MADE FOR WALKING

THESE SHOES ARE MADE FOR WALKING

So, by the same token, that means his telephone calls and thinking time in his journey to and from work will count as “work” rather than “getting to work.”

So, of course, he can fit this precious time into his Consultant Job Plan.

Given 2 PAs per day ie 8 hours, he can work for six on the trot, and sit at his desk for two.

ie 3 + 2 + 3 = 8 hours ie 1 full day’s work.

Excellent!

By Jingo, he’s saving the planet too, which is the reason some Health Board’s are giving for introducing car parking charges for patients, visitors and staff.

And I suppose thinking about the diagnosis of a problem patient while in the shower, would by the same criteria be classified as “Work” rather than “Shower.”

Now, My Black Cat, we witches all know that Sir Muir Gray was born with a superlative brain.

Is he taking the piss out an imposed, totally unprofessional consultant contract which involves clocking in and clocking out to satisfy the needs of a government of control freaks priming the system for the Private Healthcare Bonanza?

Or is he just trying to get people fit?

Or both?

Who knows….

We Witch Doctors have our own way of taking the piss.

I suppose Human Doctors have their way too.

Sometimes too subtle for HMG to recognise as such!

Yes, consultant Job Plans were destined, sooner or later, to become perplexing things for those who imposed them.

Many consultants recognised this.

And so, tongue in cheek, they agreed to them.

Didn’t they, My Black Cat?

a red apple ……………………