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  1. On-call or cancelled? That is the question!

    Englishbob replied to Eschell2971's topic in General Nursing

    Easy option, buy a mobile phone (cell) cheaply just for work, turn it off or throw it in a drawer when you don't want to be contacted. In fact in the UK being contacted at home unless you expressly...

  2. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    Englishbob replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    Since when are most nurse mangers ever in touch with their staff. I worked permanent nights for 34 years out of 39 years, best place to be actually, no stupid management to interfere with the prime...

  3. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    Englishbob replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    I did forget to add, you can go off have a baby and come back and then go off again and have another and you get another 12 maternity leave. That does happen fairly often and another thing is that men...

  4. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    Englishbob replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    Maternity leave can be for up to a year, with no loss of point on the pay-scale when returning. All maternity and special leave is on a national basis rather than individual hospital setting the...

  5. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    Englishbob replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily in the UK, hospitals have to advertise all jobs and those on maternity leave who fulfil the criteria are also informed of the vacancy by post or e-mail. If the person applies and is...

  6. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Englishbob replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    What an absolute load of rubbish, try the is the UK and you would be in front of the regulatory body in particular for breech of confidentiality talking about a patient in front of relatives or...

  7. I Love Night Shift

    Englishbob replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Worked nights from 1987 to 2014 virtually continuously, before that 78 to 82 then 83 to 85. Best times ever, worked in ICU with a fantastic team and the highlight of the night was tea and toast at 6am...