Gizzey

Gizzey has 18 years experience and specializes in pysch (forensic + acute) Major incident.

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1. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   I agree but as you say, visiting nurses are going to experience something alot different now.. We have different areas of community nurses, Health visitors --they usually are triple trained, they have...

2. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   This is very similar to the reports I linked you too..It is

3. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   Just saw this now..Kids were off school today (Holy day) and very demanding to put it politely..I was speed reading and typing.. I hope you got some sleep..I see you posted after this post. Sleep is...

4. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   The GPs and community nurses know they are first responders and their role and treatment protocol BUT they are worried about what they are going to face, what is truely expected of them, are they...

5. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if this will help.. http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/delilah.pdf and this Emergency Planning | Pandemic Flu | DHSSPS(NI) Revealed: Ireland's plans for coping with bird flu - World - Times...

6. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   I am all for it..If others are up for it! I am not around too often but often enough. I think if we could get nurses from all over the Globe. We need to look at the countries individual pandemic...

7. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   Hey :) I think thats it...Imagine young kids, the same age as your own and walking away..I couldn't! I suppose it could be seen as protecting our future. At the moment I look after quite a few...

8. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey replied to Gizzey's topic in General Nursing

   Here in Northern Ireland we can be forced to work also, with or without PPE's. I don't expect any less to be honest. When you go into Nursing or medicine it is a vocation, you can't bottle out when...

9. Are you prepared for Avian Flu?

   Gizzey posted a topic in General Nursing

   For Avian Flu' ? I mean as nurses, not individuals! I am on the Major incident team for my hospital, meetings are now twice monthly not twice yearly. I live in Northern Ireland so because of the...