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Midwifery --1976

that must be nice in ways be ur own boss as such...ur duel qualified..so many midwifes have left the profession..how long u been qualified?..Ros.x

PRIMARY CARE TRUST
I`m a qualified nurse and midwife , though don`t practice midwifery now , I work as a Practice Nurse
Ros xx

...? what is PCT short for? patient..care...

i am not a nurse, but do work for PCT

I trained in the 70's I was a mature entrant and had 4 kids
I qualified as a RMN and became a ward sister I took early retirement in 1988 due to a low back injury

read the past comments...As I started nursing in 89..as a student I have seen many changes throughout that time (if I knew it would change that much and with the politics..I wouldnt have joined)..I work in a busy A.,E department..and love it..unfortunately we are governed by politics..namely the 4 hr waits and likewise..takes u away from patient care..We as an NHS service have added pressures..an aging population..people coming into the country and using the service as a "free for all"..people ringing an ambulance for a broken toe..its Crazy..that said..I love my job..(on the most part!)..and it has made me the person I am today..I do agree there are still too many chiefs and not enough Indians..Though Im a Sister I still go out there and deliver patient care..Its why I went into nursing in the first place..I will not go up the ladder..because I will be just pen pushing..I would hate it!

me too..qualified since 92..am a sister now.was last to qualify before project 2000..and was last batch of RGN...there are alot of nurses on here!!!

Anyone remember the night Sisters.They used to put the fear of God into us.Scary .They all had nicknames where i worked.

me.x

am a student nurse if that counts lol

Nothing's changed then!!!!!!!!

S.E.N me. Have not been in the job for 20yrs, spent most of the rest being a patient and trying to teach young nurses at the same time as there seems to be a lot they are not taught now. Shortage of staff to feed patients is not new, can remember sitting between two and feeding them both, trying to remember that I might be hungry but not to feed myself. Jean

Quite right Mad Moo,No time for any kind of personal time with patients.
Don't get me started on patients incapable of feeding themselves.Food is put down in front of them and if they can't do it it's cleared away.When my mum was in hospital with dementia i fed three women as there no staff available.,and the food just sat on the trays!!!!!
I think they have volunteers just to go in and help the patients eat!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm on my high horse now ,it just makes me so mad.
There got that off my chest.

once upon a time

but I too gave it up as there are too many chiefs & not enuff injuns.

An too much bleddy paperwork no time fer the patients.

I trained to be a nurse not a bleedin pen pusher.

Many happy returns of today, Florence! (Sorry; Miss Nightingale!)
Countless British servicemen have reason to bless you.

Not a nurse but work in the local PCT as a secretary. Yes I would say they have gone down hill and too many chiefs and not enough indians!

s.e.n but haven't worked for years.I don't think i would want to work in the NHS again.It started going downhill in the early 80's .(thats my view anyway)OH is GP and he's not impressed .

Me

Di

Going by the other thread quite a few,
Ros xx