Filipino and other Asian nurses in UK

angel Ann · Oct 27, 2004

:uhoh21: uh..oh.nobody wants to speak yet..Are we all then going to florida and not bothered?

angel Ann · Oct 27, 2004

:uhoh21: uh..oh.nobody wants to speak yet..Are we all then going to florida and not bothered?

Fiona59 · Oct 27, 2004

Not afraid to speak, just afraid of being called racist.

Fiona59 · Oct 27, 2004

Not afraid to speak, just afraid of being called racist.

elnski · Oct 29, 2004

Not afraid to speak, just afraid of being called racist.

heiiii...that's cute!!

come on.. or else ill start....

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""""my mind's gonna burp!!"""""

Fiona59 · Oct 30, 2004

Might be cute but its reality. The whole world is so PC it hurts.

elnski · Oct 30, 2004

Might be cute but its reality. The whole world is so PC it hurts.

REALITY always hurt... but we can always try to do sumthng abt it...if not..just live up with it.. if not, perhaps wait and see- and think of a better idea....if there's none, think harder..

bulletproofbarb · Nov 9, 2004

I'll start it:

Why do they all sit at the nurses station talking filipino for. fair enough if they were working in the phillipines, but it happens where I work in London and REALLY irritaes me. How about doing some work instead of a social chit chat in a foreign language in the middle of the ward. Save it for the tea break.

Fiona59 · Nov 9, 2004

Oh, so true.

Also, the nurses who chat in their mother tongue also stick very close to each other and stand up for each other even when in the wrong. Ranks close and its always you..

J. Tigana · Nov 9, 2004

This is a difficult question. As a nurse who was trained and has worked in Britain I realise that foreign trained nurse can disadvantage nurses who have trained here, for example they will compete for courses and for bank shifts.

As we all know foreign trained nurse have been welcomed for quite some time and It is widely agreed that without their labour the NHS would struggle. I have worked in inner city hospitals in two large metropolitan areas and believe me without foreign nurses these hospitals would not have been able to function. I believe that the foreign nurses are here because they are needed. What I'm trying to say is that the workload of nurses in this country without foriegn nurses would not be safe or acceptable.

foreign nurses do effect the culture of the NHS. They will speak their native languages and in many cases will be more amenable to the requests of management. Which may place other nurses in a difficult position when they are unwillingly to comply. As for foreign nurses effecting the rate of pay which we recieve, I am sure that we all agree that this is nonsense.

I believe that foreign nurses are here because thay are needed, because we do not, unlike the US which if you believe the postings, produces enough nurses to meet their needs.

bulletproofbarb · Nov 9, 2004

I believe that foreign nurses are here because thay are needed, because we do not, unlike the US which if you believe the postings, produces enough nurses to meet their needs.

Now, I am going to go off topic...

I am currently working on the bank at an NHS hospital. I worked with a lovely girl when she was a student. She does lack some self confidence, but at the bedside, for a 3rd year student, she was good. As a bank memeber, I can't give her a reference.

So, here we have the situation described above, a shortage of nurses in UK. So why then, is this girl unemployed working as a B grade along with other students who have finished (they have PIn numbers). Why aren't they given jobs? Someone needs to give them a start in life. It's a shame, it really is. I'm starting to think that this nursing shortage isn't a shortage of nurses, it's a shortage of money. Better to have qualified nurses with years expereince from overseas who can cope with a heavy workload than a new D grade graduate who needs support for a few months.

Whoever is responsible for employing the nurses who have just graduated should hang their head in shame!!