How to turn a £500 job into a £5000 job?

GBDamo · Jun 26, 2021

Answer add three letters, NHS.

One of my common jobs is preparing the wiring for the installation of dental X-ray equipment and removal and disposal of the old equipment.

Typically a good mornings work, supply from an existing SFCU to the operator position (either above a ceiling or surface trunking) and a data cable run, all in the same room.

So at worst a couple of <10m MT2runs, the best was changing 3m of cable in the same trunking, off site in 90 mins.

Depending on milage a £500 job.

Essentially the same job, to the same standards but NHS.

Just bear in mind this is a single entry 3mx3m room.

Must now have a local two stage warning light, even though any interloper would have to pass the operator at the door.

Three point E-stop, one at X-ray, one on panel( no more than 1.5m from the other two) and one at operator position.

Start/stop and power on indicator at operator position.

All earthed via a clean earth EMB, in enclosure.

This is the panel.

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You wonder why theNHS is skint?

HappyHippyDad · Jun 27, 2021

nicebutdim said:
Have you considered how much the agencies earn from this type of employment?

Very true! I'm sure I found out that once too, by asking the nurse manager what she paid for us. Cant remember what she said though! I do remember thinking that it wasn't an obscene mark up, but it was quite a bit none the less.

nicebutdim · Jun 27, 2021

HappyHippyDad said:
Very true! I'm sure I found out that once too, by asking the nurse manager what she paid for us. Cant remember what she said though! I do remember thinking that it wasn't an obscene mark up, but it was quite a bit none the less.

Agencies employ a small number of people to manage a significant amount of employment. Profits are considerable.