OT. The futures Bright, the Futures Brexit!!!

[mistaram]

Now that I do agree with. The same as the idiotic decision to have a degree to be a nurse.

How many people went through university for a career degree they didn't like at the end of it?

When I was in for 5 weeks, we had 2 girls on the ward of 16 and 17.
The were nursing assistants, who worked 9 till 5 mon- Fri .
The idea was they do this for a year(paid) and if they liked it, they would go on the nursing degree.
They were brilliant and said they loved doing it. Whoever thought of that, I applaud.
The right people get the job, the people get to see if they like it. Money is channelled into the right candidates.
I got my son to buy flowers for them and a box of choccies for the rest.
Much appreciated.

Yes I think that's a great idea At least you end up with people go actually want to nursing Pretty sure after twelve months they know if it's the correct career for them Its a win win for all concerned

[Geoff Parkstone]

Here's one GP practice that hasnt

[macstheman]

Whatever the problems with the NHS I only have the highest praise. Nearly four years ago a routine blood test revealed a problem. My GP rang me at home to say he was referring me urgently to the Derby Royal, this was at 8.30am on the Friday, twenty minutes later he rang me back to say I was to be admitted immediately for further tests and told me to go straight to the ward!! Within an hour of arriving at the hospital I had had further blood tests and a thorough examination. I was kept in over the weekend and had yet more blood tests.
To cut a long story short between late October and mid December I had had MRI scans, CT scans, X-ray's and several biopsies taken, I had surgery on the 16th December. I then had 7 weeks of intensive RT on a number of tumours which were unoperable. At all times I received wonderful care from all the staff despite them being continually busy. Whilst the experience was not a pleasant one it certainly presented the health service as a modern efficient
and caring organisation and certainly one I can only praise. I continue to receive ongoing treatment and that praise continues to grow.

[swaledale]

Whatever the problems with the NHS I only have the highest praise. Nearly four years ago a routine blood test revealed a problem. My GP rang me at home to say he was referring me urgently to the Derby Royal, this was at 8.30am on the Friday, twenty minutes later he rang me back to say I was to be admitted immediately for further tests and told me to go straight to the ward!! Within an hour of arriving at the hospital I had had further blood tests and a thorough examination. I was kept in over the weekend and had yet more blood tests.
To cut a long story short between late October and mid December I had had MRI scans, CT scans, X-ray's and several biopsies taken, I had surgery on the 16th December. I then had 7 weeks of intensive RT on a number of tumours which were unoperable. At all times I received wonderful care from all the staff despite them being continually busy. Whilst the experience was not a pleasant one it certainly presented the health service as a modern efficient
and caring organisation and certainly one I can only praise. I continue to receive ongoing treatment and that praise continues to grow.

I do hope that you make a full recovery and yes we should be thankful that we have such a service.

[Trickytreesreds]

Whatever the problems with the NHS I only have the highest praise. Nearly four years ago a routine blood test revealed a problem. My GP rang me at home to say he was referring me urgently to the Derby Royal, this was at 8.30am on the Friday, twenty minutes later he rang me back to say I was to be admitted immediately for further tests and told me to go straight to the ward!! Within an hour of arriving at the hospital I had had further blood tests and a thorough examination. I was kept in over the weekend and had yet more blood tests.
To cut a long story short between late October and mid December I had had MRI scans, CT scans, X-ray's and several biopsies taken, I had surgery on the 16th December. I then had 7 weeks of intensive RT on a number of tumours which were unoperable. At all times I received wonderful care from all the staff despite them being continually busy. Whilst the experience was not a pleasant one it certainly presented the health service as a modern efficient
and caring organisation and certainly one I can only praise. I continue to receive ongoing treatment and that praise continues to grow.

Top words Mac and I hope you get over this

[Trickytreesreds]

Tricky...far be it from me to recommend private over public and I know we loathe each other but, in relation to your father and for reasons I won’t go into, I know something about the problems you refer to.
You may of course already know this but...the old way of syringing ears is largely discredited nowadays. Suction is now considered more effective and less intrusive but not that many GP practices have the required equipment.
Once your dad has used the drops for a week or so there are private individuals who offer the service - I think there’s one in Derby with the delightful name of ‘Wax Management’ or something similar - and it should cost between £35-£60. There’s a fair few to choose from, possibly more in Nottingham, and it might speed the process up for comparatively little cost.
Might be worth looking into...just a thought.

Thank you, I'll look into that if it's a good option.

[macstheman]

Thanks Swale. Much appreciated.

[macstheman]

Thanks Tricky. Fingers crossed!!

[ramAnag]

Whatever the problems with the NHS I only have the highest praise. Nearly four years ago a routine blood test revealed a problem. My GP rang me at home to say he was referring me urgently to the Derby Royal, this was at 8.30am on the Friday, twenty minutes later he rang me back to say I was to be admitted immediately for further tests and told me to go straight to the ward!! Within an hour of arriving at the hospital I had had further blood tests and a thorough examination. I was kept in over the weekend and had yet more blood tests.
To cut a long story short between late October and mid December I had had MRI scans, CT scans, X-ray's and several biopsies taken, I had surgery on the 16th December. I then had 7 weeks of intensive RT on a number of tumours which were unoperable. At all times I received wonderful care from all the staff despite them being continually busy. Whilst the experience was not a pleasant one it certainly presented the health service as a modern efficient
and caring organisation and certainly one I can only praise. I continue to receive ongoing treatment and that praise continues to grow.

Good to hear mac. I honestly think the NHS has its failings but is brilliant when such emergency treatment is required and I genuinely hope everything works out for you.
To add another perspective...someone very, very close to me became similarly ill about eigh**** months ago, only in the USA.
They received superb treatment and the prognosis is good...the bill however has already topped $2,000,000 and there is more treatment to come.
Fortunately the person concerned had the required insurance. God help those who don’t and that’s not a road I’d like to see us go down in the UK.

[Andy_Faber]

Good to hear mac. I honestly think the NHS has its failings but is brilliant when such emergency treatment is required and I genuinely hope everything works out for you.
To add another perspective...someone very, very close to me became similarly ill about eigh**** months ago, only in the USA.
They received superb treatment and the prognosis is good...the bill however has already topped $2,000,000 and there is more treatment to come.
Fortunately the person concerned had the required insurance. God help those who don’t and that’s not a road I’d like to see us go down in the UK.

Mac, totally agreeing with RA, good for you and good to know that despite it all, those with the skills are applying them to the max. I'm aware of RA's anecdote and can share mine that in 2017 I had a phone call from USA (fortunately from someone I vaguely knew not a stranger) telling me my wife was seriously ill and the hospital needed my credit card details before they would admit her...again, fortunately covered by insurance. In a non-party political way, thank God for the NHS