Flexibility in practice
For Kirsten Beyermann the principal benefit from joining Ramsay
Health Care UK in 2005 was the ability to decide her own
workload:
“In Germany the hierarchy is very structured. Someone is
always in charge and decides what the surgeons who report to them
will do. With Ramsay I am able to spend part of my time working at
the Independent Sector Treatment Centre at New Hall Hospital, part
working for another healthcare provider, and am planning to set up
in private practice in association with a colleague. Far from
insisting on exclusivity, Ramsay has encouraged my ambition and
will ensure that marketing resources are made available to back the
new venture.”
From a surgical point of view, Kirsten’s training is radically
different from that of her British colleagues. When she graduated
from medical school in 1986 she spent several years studying in
South America and decided to specialise in hand and wrist
surgery:
“In England a qualified surgeon can declare an interest in a
particular speciality and start practicing. In Germany, in order to
specialise in my chosen field, I studied general surgery, then
trauma surgery and finally hand and wrist surgery. The reason for
this is that fractures of the hand and wrist bones are often
minute, the plates and screws needed to repair them even tinier.
Training on fractured hips and femurs enabled me to develop my
skills in preparation for learning the surgical techniques
necessary to treat minuscule injuries with intricate
equipment.”
For Miss Beyermann, the last six years have been both
challenging and rewarding:
“I have never regretted either moving to live and work in
England or joining Ramsay Health Care. I know that Ramsay, just as
much as my patients, value my specialist skills as a surgeon and my
contribution to the company.”