By Jim Symcox on Sep 24, 2007 in Dragon’s Den, Duncan Bannatyne, Gordon Ramsey, Mary Portas, Mary Queen Of Shops, Mind Your Own Business, Reality TV Shows, Sir Alan Sugar, Sir Gerry Robinson, Sir John Harvey-Jones, The Apprentice, The Armstrongs, The Restaurant, The Troubleshooter, Tycoon | 0 Comments
Business reality shows are big business. Previously I blogged about the fantastic BBC series “The Troubleshooter” with Sir John Harvey-Jones. More recently we’ve had Sir Alan Sugar’s “The Apprentice.” Around the same time we got a dose of Brummy with a double glazing firm run with an iron fist in an iron glove by the [...]
By Jim Symcox on Jan 11, 2007 in Gerry Robinson Fixes the NHS, Sir Gerry Robinson | 1 Comment
I enjoyed the last of the 3 programmes from the series “Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS.” The last programme showed the Rotherham hospital CEO making a difference by doing something – like showing his face to his staff. Having worked in the NHS over 20 years ago it looks to me like nothing has [...]
By Jim Symcox on Jan 10, 2007 in Gerry Robinson Fixes the NHS, Sir Gerry Robinson | 0 Comments
I didn’t manage to watch the first programme that Sir Gerry Robinson did to review the current status of things at Rotheram General Hospital. However, I did manage to watch and review “Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?” second programme. It made compelling TV. We had Gerry Robinson, business guru, up against NHS consultants and hospital [...]
By Jim Symcox on Jan 7, 2007 in Gerry Robinson Fixes the NHS, Sir Gerry Robinson | 0 Comments
If you’ve got a little time to watch a car crash business programme then I suspect Sir Gerry’s attempt to get the NHS to function will be the one to watch. Sir Gerry took over the Troubleshooter mantle from Sir John Harvey-Jones (a bit more on this is on a previous The Apprentice post). This [...]
