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NHS Staff and their Social Circles Dear NHS Exposed, Please could you tell me if staff social clubs are paid from the public purse. I have been curious as to their existence and indeed their necessity. I am told that they are used exclusively by the hospital staff to obtain cheaper alcoholic drinks, and that patients, their friends and relatives are not welcome to use them. I wonder if this is because the drinks in staff social clubs are less expensive than in pubs elsewhere. Staff appear to lead a sheltered existence particularly in their earlier years. Their day may start at staff living quarters; progress to hospital wards or offices; and end at the staff social club. Although most senior doctors regard themselves as being above the ordinary person - they have their own dining rooms, it seems nurses also want this exclusivity. Would it not be better for all hospital staff to mix and socialise more with people in the wider community to break down barriers. There also appears to be a large amount of relationships and marriages between staff members which is never analysed or even commented on by liberal analysts and sociologists. Hospital staff complain that they only get to meet fellow professionals! Whereas, the dynamics of marriages in say an Asian or eastern community may be regarded by white health professionals as 'arranged' and pathological. I look forward to your comments and views. Yours sincerely Charles Bond
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