NHS issues with 'rip off' agencies and expensive agency workers

[MrMarkyMark]

I already said that

I was going to say that was psychos best post for a while

[gables]

I was going to say that was psychos best post for a while

oops

Still it's an encouraging sign from PC :-)

[LondonManc]

just need a nurse to jump ship the day before his big op - it's her professional right after all

[MrMarkyMark]

oops

just need a nurse to jump ship the day before his big op - it's her professional right after all

Obviously, whether its a big op, or not, depends on the size of his appendage

[psychocandy]

just need a nurse to jump ship the day before his big op - it's her professional right after all

Most nursing assignments are short term (like for one shift etc) rather than months like this so not relevant. A lot of the time the NHS employer will phone agency to ask for nurse later that day or next day. Often its caused by illness or surprisingly holidays when there are just not enough staff.

Point being - people will still moan that it costs a lot of money but, newsflash, this sort of availability costs money.

But then they'd also be the first to moan if they got told, sorry we've cancelled your op, we dont have enough of a budget to cover this sickness in perm staff, and we know you've got an issue with wasting money on agency so we know you'd want us to do this. Yeh right.

[northernladuk]

I was going to say that was psychos best post for a while

If he stays off the topic of contracting he can actually make some sense sometimes.

[psychocandy]

If he stays off the topic of contracting he can actually make some sense sometimes.

Aw I'm getting a bit of a warm and fuzzy feeling now

[SueEllen]

Does she get a pension and sick pay?

One of my sister-in-laws has had to take early medical retirement due to injury from the job, and another was of sick for 2 months. The sickness was due to failures in primary care.

[Actuary]

Does she get a pension and sick pay?

One of my sister-in-laws has had to take early medical retirement due to injury from the job, and another was of sick for 2 months. The sickness was due to failures in primary care.

Only entitled to statutory sick/maternity pay, but have the same final salary pension scheme as permanent staff (accruals are pro-rated If you work less than 37 hours per week).

It works well in our situation, as I have to move a lot for new roles so she can just join the bank in whatever area we move to and doesn't have to bother with interviews for permanent jobs.

[SueEllen]

Only entitled to statutory sick/maternity pay, but have the same final salary pension scheme as permanent staff (accruals are pro-rated If you work less than 37 hours per week).

It works well in our situation, as I have to move a lot for new roles so she can just join the bank in whatever area we move to and doesn't have to bother with interviews for permanent jobs.

With the decrease in stress and as long as you have a partner who earns a decent amount, then they are asking for people not to go permanent.

Then again I've heard stories of permanent NHS nursing staff, due to the lack of nursing staff, telling the managers that I can't go into work with problems ranging from real family problems, being really ill and stress related conditions. Anything else is stamped on. This means if you have a sick child, even if the child is in hospital, the parent has to swap shifts.