Hyacinth55

This would be a question for one of the moderators for this site. I work in the Operating Rooms and not midwifery. There are better able to help you with this question - sorry, Bloss

Hi PA Brit - I did my EN at the QE in 1981 and worked on Ward 7 at the Birmingham Maternity (Matty) 1981-1983 and also 1985. I`m sure we know a few of the same people from there! I know a lot of the midwives! I moved here in 1989 - would love to catch up and perhaps offer advice to a fellow Brit, Blossom48

Suemsu, I will definitely let you know - planning to call next week to start asking questions! Thanks for the additional info, Blossom

Sue, I did my EN training in Birmingham and worked for 10 yrs in England before I emigrated to the US where I got my RN. I will definitely check into it some more or find out if they is something else I can do instead of the course. It`s having to do it within two yrs and take a month off from work to do it which has got me irate, Bloss

Hi Sharrie, I`m going to look at other options before I just give in and do the course! Bloss

Sue, I`ve been in continuous practise in theatres for 30 yrs, Bloss

Hi Sue, I am definitely going to question that decision - I was ready to just go with the flow and just do the ONP. I will call them and find out how the decision was made that I do the ONP and who I can appeal to in order to possibly change or reverse this decision. I have a National Ins number, passport, active EN, BSN, master degree and almost 30 yrs in theatre (10 yrs in London, Coventry and Birmingham), I `d say I`ve done quite a bit. If they won`t budge I`ll sign up with an agency and go through them! I`ll let you know, Bloss

Thank you SilverDragon for that info, Bloss

Another question I have is - would I need a work permit to work back in the UK. I do have a British passport and dual nationality (naturalized American)! I just wondered. My backgroung is in theatres which I understand is very much in demand in the UK as it is here in the US according to a previous post- is this still the case? Bloss

Hi Sharrie, Definitely a thought! My youngest graduates High School in 2012 and I`m looking at possibly working in the UK through an agency for a while or as a travel nurse once he is done. I started my registration with the NMC with the idea that if my family needed me in the UK for 3 month plus I could work there and still pay the mortgage on my home here. I do have my EN activated - I had to do that to be able to waive the IEFTS? English Test. Maybe I will give the NMC a call and see if there are other options available. To take off 4 weeks off work to do the 20 day learning is not easy and I would hate to give up my job to complete this requirment by 2011. I would be interested to find out if there are other US trained RNs who had to negotiate something with their employer to be able to take the month off! Bloss

Hi Sue, Your post got me thinking. I am a Brit, did not take the English test, completed my SEN in 1981, my ADN 1996, BSN 2001 and Masters in 2008 and I have to do the ONP? In your post you did not have to do the ONP - is it because you went through Continentaltravel nurse agency? I`m looking at them for travel nursing in the future I did the process by myself which took less than 6 months but I have to complete the ONP by 2011 or I have to start over - which I think is wrong!! Wondering now if I should challenge the decision to do the ONP? Bloss

Cariad, All what you just said was on my mind which is why I renewed my UK passport, Bloss

I broke down and send off for my UK passport so I`ll have two (UK & US) to travel with - I just wanting to cover as many bases as possible, Thanks, Bloss

Everything I`ve read on the UK and the US passport sites definitely states that you can have dual citizenship and carry a US and UK passport. When I posted this thread I was just debating whether it would be worth it to me to renew my UK passport after I let it lapse 10 yrs ago. Bloss

My sheets are also done the same way just as I learned as an SEN in the UK back in 1979! Some things we learned as 18 yr old nurses would be very difficult to undo 25-30 yrs later, Bloss