More appraisal bollocks

One of the frequent excuses behind the imposition of appraisal is that it would "prevent another Shipman", though no evidence exists as to how the process achieves this. It has to be remembered that the medical profession has not supplied the only serial killer in the NHS, and perhaps this is why appraisal is now rolled out to blight the working lives of all healthcare workers.

Well it appears that in this one and possibly only justification it has failed. The news report does not elaborate about what sort of health care worker is involved here, but it is clear that appraisal has not provided the safety net claimed. Another Shipman/Allit has been at work and gone undetected for some time. I don't suppose for a moment that she was exposed by appraisal. Perhaps she should have mentioned it in her personal development plan.

So if, as I said in my last post, it has not demonstrated that it improves standards, and it does not pick up the psycopaths in our ranks, then what is it for?