Top Down Approach (Redux)
First published September 13th, 2016 Striding down the main hospital corridor, Lindsay grinned triumphantly and high-fived her ward-sister Dawn, as she headed towards Head Office. The slender brunette had never felt so euphoric. Today - completely unexpectedly, they had all heard the news that the Hospital Manager, Mr Richter was willing to concede all the Nurses demands and fire the hated and feared Head-Nurse Cathy. It had taken a concerted campaign of threatened legal action, union activity, and ultimately the influence of her uncle the local politician to get any traction - but finally the hospital trust had bowed to the pressure. Wanting to avoid yet another scandal in the newspapers, they had made the cold, but rational decision to fire their most effective Head-Nurse - despite her amazing track record for productivity and discipline. As the driving force behind the resistance, Lindsay had been ordered to report to Head-Office for the final arrangements ...