tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post4969511628919832142..comments2024-03-27T04:35:59.203+00:00Comments on Alcoholic Daze: A good place to get sick?ADDYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-73050675154744332762015-10-14T11:22:43.543+01:002015-10-14T11:22:43.543+01:00Its a worry the hours our health workers put in ea...Its a worry the hours our health workers put in each week because it will catch up with them. Its saddening. And it annoys me how little importance is placed on sector by those in power- given the choice I think we could continue without a government as opposed to a health service. I can imagine many bright young energetic people start to burn out over time with strain of demand. Sad.<br /><br />Love the photos.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />RabRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351256234806096898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-78878547464890913522015-10-13T17:15:24.693+01:002015-10-13T17:15:24.693+01:00I hear your comment loud and clear!
Myself and th...I hear your comment loud and clear!<br /><br />Myself and the other qualified nurses on my ward work overtime every day. We have to. We are supposed to have a 20 minute break for lunch, but not one of us has time for that. <br /><br />Each shift, we have 2 qualifieds and 4 or 5 support workers. The nurse in charge of the shift stays in the office as much as possible, answering phones and making arrangements for patients to leave the ward, new admissions etc. The other qualified does medication rounds, ward rounds, meetings and anything else that crops up.<br /><br />We do not stop.<br /><br />Any paperwork that does not get completed through the shift still has to be completed. Hence the unpaid overtime.<br /><br />It sucks.<br /><br />But how else can we do the job?<br /><br />As your daughter so rightly proves, we cannot leave a patient in the middle of something just because it's home time. If shit happens, we remain... and then we have to document everything.<br /><br />It's a wonder those of us who work within the NHS are sane!Kit Torrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526868915950292695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-90842252304741983392015-10-12T15:55:54.867+01:002015-10-12T15:55:54.867+01:00I had both my children in "that" hospita...I had both my children in "that" hospital - and yes, the view is stunning, although I can't say I appreciated it at all in my postnatal fog.<br /><br />The government is being very foolish with all their attacks on doctors. Not a good idea to antagonise a profession where people already work harder than most of their professional peers for less money - we will see even less people go into medicine and cause even more problems for the NHS. We have a very rude name for Jeremy Hunt in this household....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-56428999151761166372015-10-12T11:21:48.622+01:002015-10-12T11:21:48.622+01:00There's a lot of pressure on GPs at the moment...There's a lot of pressure on GPs at the moment isn;t there? And they do work so hard.....Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-33178797827373701592015-10-10T21:32:42.533+01:002015-10-10T21:32:42.533+01:00I agree. I have a friend who is a GP and is not r...I agree. I have a friend who is a GP and is not returning to work after having children because she doesn't want the increased working hours and doesn't want to work weekends. I have another friend who is a consultant who has increased his hours in a private hospital to reduce his hours in the NHS, if he continues, he will only do private work. How many more doctors are we going to lose?Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-31350478241566644522015-10-07T16:48:02.698+01:002015-10-07T16:48:02.698+01:00I totally agree. I have a daughter just started ou...I totally agree. I have a daughter just started out on the doctor route. Having jumped through every hoop under the sun, she faces a long and expensive training with the prospect of terribly long hours and not a great salary at the end of it. It's no wonder that many now go abroad. I seriously fear for the future of the NHS. Both doctors and nurses should be valued appropriately.<br /><br />SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886513978346470470noreply@blogger.com