Phil-on-a-bike replied to osceteacher's topic in United Kingdom
Interesting post-script to this: our local Unison branch have distributed flyers to all departments 'clarifying' the figures. The text of the flyer says that they're doing this in response to the...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to gudo's topic in United Kingdom
UK problems: 1: Country House murders. The NHS is stretched to breaking point by a constant stream of Dowager Duchesses who've fallen victim to cyanide or antique Kashmiri blowpipe darts during garden...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing
30 years as a British 'RGN' come September, and 24 years (I think!) since I took my US NCLEX. I intend to die in harness. Or have my consciousness uploaded into a robonurse. Either's
Phil-on-a-bike replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor
Never, ever.... do the housework naked. Because I saw so many patients in Accident and Emergency... with so many foreign objects in their orifices... ...and almost all of their stories began with the...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing
I'm a double-"other"! Full-time clinical research - which isn't one of the named options - in the field of Haematology - which also isn't one of the options. You can't pigeonhole
Confession time: I'm not a habitual frequenter of fora in general, and - despite the ease of AN's layout - it took me a while to realise what the whole 'like' business was about. And by that time......
Phil-on-a-bike replied to Jhurlow's topic in United Kingdom
It was unjustified and unnecessary because... and this is not rocket science... those nurses who wanted to pursue an academic path already had access to further development. There were already...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to Jhurlow's topic in United Kingdom
Duly noted - I hunched over the keyboard well into the evening on Wednesday writing an Individual Submission to the Committee. Seven points: * 2015 NHS pension changes (from 'highest salary' to...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to rosmbre's topic in United Kingdom
Hi Rosmbre, The voice of experience here: I did this for eight years, and I loved it. BUT: there are a couple of points you might want to bear in mind. First, your reluctance to join an agency....
Phil-on-a-bike replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor
There was a running joke amongst my friends and I, when we were about 12 or so. It would start with: "I saw you on your bike the other day...." "Oh aye?" "Aye. It's got nae crossbar." OR: "It's got...
Phil-on-a-bike replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing News
Horrifying slow-motion train-wreck of a case, with no upside whatsoever. Random thoughts, in no particular order: The expert opinion of top clinicians at one of the leading children's hospitals on the...