The Children's commissioner is well known for wanting a 'plan for every child'. This involves a massive database, with regular 'interviews' and assessments on how fit parents are to act as parents, with the full force of the State ready to step in and provide that lovable nannying that only a state can provide.
Meanwhile, the UK are reeling with personal details continually being lost as they post DVD and CD's around the postal system until they finally manage to lose them.
But more importantly than that is the death of a newborn after the mother was discharged from hospital 5 hours after a 30 hour intensive labour. This was on the same day one of the Health Boards suggested $100 grocery vouchers to convince mothers to discharge early.
Rather than a 'plan for every child' here is an opportunity for Dr Kiro to drop the bureaucratic posturing of appearing to be doing something, and focus instead of real and meaningful action.
A plan for EVERY child? The State can't even manage looking after the ones that are under their care. These issues will not be solved by another database and an army of social workers. Remember the recent plan to interview every mother in hospital and ask if they are being abused? Maybe staff were too busy conducting interviews to actually check vital signs? The solution is to spend money on front line resources and stop funneling so much resource into Nanny State initiatives.
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Meanwhile, the UK are reeling with personal details continually being lost as they post DVD and CD's around the postal system until they finally manage to lose them.
But more importantly than that is the death of a newborn after the mother was discharged from hospital 5 hours after a 30 hour intensive labour. This was on the same day one of the Health Boards suggested $100 grocery vouchers to convince mothers to discharge early.
Rather than a 'plan for every child' here is an opportunity for Dr Kiro to drop the bureaucratic posturing of appearing to be doing something, and focus instead of real and meaningful action.
A plan for EVERY child? The State can't even manage looking after the ones that are under their care. These issues will not be solved by another database and an army of social workers. Remember the recent plan to interview every mother in hospital and ask if they are being abused? Maybe staff were too busy conducting interviews to actually check vital signs? The solution is to spend money on front line resources and stop funneling so much resource into Nanny State initiatives.
Related Link: Baby dies after Mum sent home