GrumpyRN NP

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Retired ENP, 35+ years of experience. From Scotland.

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    NHS Superannuation

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I don't understand that. I'm assuming you have a passport and a NI number and a superannuation number. I can't see why you need anything else. Typical bureaucracy. Hope it works out for
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    NHS Superannuation

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    That's a pity, the P60's night have been more useful. I contacted my sister but she said she just contacted NHS Scotland and they did it all for her and combined the two pensions. she did...
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    NHS Superannuation

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm assuming you mean P60's ?. P45's are the ones you get when you leave a job, P60's are the yearly tax information. My sister left the NHS years ago and had worked in England and Scotland so...
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    NHS Superannuation

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I know this is a long shot but... Do you have any of your old NHS payslips available? They should have your superannuation number on them. Sorry I can't be more helpful, my whole career was in...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exactly, it is a small bonus. I had flu once when I was about 24. I could not get out of bed for a week. The real thing is horrible. The figures bear out the reduced incidence of flu this year....
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wrote the above on page 20 of this thread in reply to comment of yours which cast doubt on your knowledge, and then you write this below; You have absolutely NO medical knowledge whatsoever....
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Covid-19: First doses of vaccines in Scotland led to a substantial fall in hospital admissions. Study in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) and can be found here;...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Or perhaps it is the Dihydrogen Monoxide or maybe it is the
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "From the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, President Donald Trump has projected a cavalier attitude towards mask-wearing, refusing to wear a mask in public and mocking...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you understand how masks work? They are not there to protect you from other people they are there to protect other people from you. If everyone is wearing a mask then the virus gets caught in...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How did that go during the black death in the 14th century or the "Spanish" flu in 1918 - 1920? Oh yes, they died because the immune system 'aint that good. What changed? Antibiotics and
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is "gnarly" a technical term? My wife and I had a mildly painful arm for less than 24 hours after the Pfizer vaccine. She has had both doses, I am waiting for my second. And I agree, a...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56226979 Are you going to take the vaccine
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry hppy, I know it's off topic slightly but I immediately went to Star Trek and both, "The Wrath of Khan" and the original 1967 appearance. I forgot about the more recent film with Benedict...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    D*mn baloney, you beat me to it.
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Seriously???? That's what your going with??? I'm trying to protect supplies for the people on the front line who are most at risk because my government did not listen to the pandemic playbook...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr. Anthony Fauci says he doesn't regret joining other Trump administration public health experts in advising Americans against buying masks early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually Wuzzie, I quite liked that. Not saying it's true, because it is the first time I have come across that as a theory but it does make a kind of sense. Saying that, my atheistic proclivities are...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "What a difference a day makes with Dr Fauci comeback The expert's insistence on scientific fact was so infuriating to Donald Trump he was banished from giving briefings in the end."...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Add to this that it also does not contain any animal or fetal
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Then perhaps if everyone got the vaccine this would be
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    allnurses Positive Thread

    GrumpyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    When my father died 3 or 4 years back the people on Allnurses were extremely nice and supportive. Simple things like chatting over on the Daily Diary side helped me. Yes, yes I know this is going...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A 30 second Google tells you that what you wrote is nonsense. Here's a quick one I found, with link. For those who don't read past the headlines, a concerning narrative appears — "Fifteen...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for replying, if you have been following this thread it has developed into an us versus them, vaccine or not vaccine. From that point of view (page 7 now) you have joined the no vaccine...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    GrumpyRN replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I call BS. There are always going to be reactions so don't make it sound worse than it probably was. Anecdotal evidence is worthless. And can I say PPE here? Or are you trying to say...