Phil the Greek does it again

[The Spartan]

Nothing is ever simple I agree with that, but on the other hand what I did see when it counted was my grandfather (who was terminally ill) really well looked after and what's more it was done with a beaming smile which in turn helped brighten him up despite the fact he was dying.

That's not to say he wouldn't have got that from a British nurse, but the fact remains people are more worried about pay and conditions etc these days than they are about actually doing their jobs.

[vetran]

Funny that, as the amount of money that gets poured back into the country by overseas workers is quite substantial. My father lives and works in Denmark and since being there has always held down two jobs, which he has used to support his nanay (mum) plus he goes back every year for a month.

There are always positive & negative benefits to change. All parties are not going to be equally happy with the outcome.

The Philippine health service will lose money after training nurses.
The Philippine Government treasury will see more export cash.
The nurses relatives will get cash they couldn't earn in country.
The British NHS will get cheaper nurses.
The British Chancellor will see less money spent on the NHS.
The Nursing agencies will get cheaper temp nurses so will put their margins up.
The British based nurse will see their pay held down because imports with a cheaper cost base will undercut them.

not everyone will be happy, its complex.

[Lockhouse]

I shudder to think what my 86 year old father-in-law would come out with if we had to troll him round a hospital meeting people.

[The Spartan]

Are you going to do the same for your Dad?

That was a serious question btw.

That would be a no, unfortunately we don't see eye to eye and the last straw was when he missed my wedding last year despite me booking him a hotel 350 yards from the venue (Cardiff Castle).

[SupremeSpod]

Funny that, as the amount of money that gets poured back into the country by overseas workers is quite substantial. My father lives and works in Denmark and since being there has always held down two jobs, which he has used to support his nanay (mum) plus he goes back every year for a month.

Are you going to do the same for your Dad?

That was a serious question btw.

[The Spartan]

It got so bad the Philippine government raised an official complaint.

Funny that, as the amount of money that gets poured back into the country by overseas workers is quite substantial. My father lives and works in Denmark and since being there has always held down two jobs, which he has used to support his nanay (mum) plus he goes back every year for a month.

[vetran]

nothing in that at all, he's right though there are a lot of filippino's working for the NHS. It's nice to see my lot getting some credit

yep we stole them.

oh look we are short of nurses willing to work for nothing in the NHS, oh look a nice third world country has loads let's nick those. It got so bad the Philippine government raised an official complaint.

[The Spartan]

nothing in that at all, he's right though there are a lot of filippino's working for the NHS. It's nice to see my lot getting some credit

[OwlHoot]

I thought he'd decided last year to put his feet up and retire from public life.

God knows, at 90 he's old enough to take it easy now.

[sasguru]

Non story. Harmless comment. By no means up to his usual standard. He didn't even call her an egg nog, or summit.

Exactly. That seems like a compliment to me.

[Platypus]

Non story. Harmless comment. By no means up to his usual standard. He didn't even call her an egg nog, or summit.

[DaveB]

BBC News - Prince Philip cracks Filipino nurse joke

"The Philippines must be half empty - you're all here running the NHS," the prince told the nurse, who laughed.