Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

GDB2222

Spirit wrote: »

Nooo. They were in post they came to see me as part of their induction. Fortunately i do not have them placed in my team.

I am not convinced that the NHS has an entirely 'joined up' recruitment policy. My darling wife had her entire university training as a speech and language therapist paid for by the NHS. They did not pay her to undertake the training, but they did pay for all her university fees. At the end of that training, there were only jobs for about half of the output of new therapists.

As a result, she works for a charity in a related occupation, but not one that needs her particular formal qualifications, although her training is very useful. What is more, many of the people in her line of work within the charity are also qualified speech and language therapists. They earn about the same as if they were in NHS employment, and they have approximately the same prospects.

DW absolutely loves her work, but I cannot for the life of me understand why the NHS paid to train her and so many of her colleagues.

michaels

Not that nice a comment, but it is interesting to see how economics drives demographics in ths country - the 'hard working families' don't have many kids because they can't aford them/the loss of one income whereas those at the top and bottom of the income/social spectrum can afford big families. Lucky we also import all those motivated young immigrants to help balance the population between the extremes.

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

OH went to a Jewish private mixed school, and then a comprehensive. So no public school games for him (-:

I believe it's even played by the unemployed on council estates... so he probably still knows about it

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

I cannot for the life of me understand why the NHS paid to train her and so many of her colleagues.

Maybe if they trained "enough" then, over time, they'd run short of suitable candidates as some wouldn't be good, some will have changed jobs, some will have gone abroad, some will have had kids and given up work, some will have become ill and retired.

By training more than enough you know you'll always have a choice of candidates for jobs + the associated support services, charities and organisations that act as feeders into the system and supporters post-system will also have qualified people undertaking assistance.

GDB2222

bugslet wrote: »

Care home people are doing a lot of shouting. A lot of the problem centred on the GP's talking to the IV team, who were expected to come out. At 6.30 last night, we (care home and I)finally got hold of the IV team ourselves to find out that A), they didn't know anything about us and they only stick needles with fluid into veins, not needles with fluid into skin. Yep, it's escaping me too.

Do you know why the GP prescribed subcutaneous, rather than intravenous? Does he have poor veins for getting a cannula into?

I am really so sorry that you and Mr Bugs are going through this.

PasturesNew

Interesting on the telly. Trading standards noticed garlic was being sold too cheaply locally .... and it ended up as import duty fraud.

First they found garlic imported with the container weights too little, saving £9k/container on duty.
So they watched the company and noticed they stopped importing garlic, but were importing ginger (no duty payable). They then noticed the paperwork said the ginger was being shipped at -3, which would have ruined ginger, so they looked and it was garlic, being misdeclared.

No duty payable on importing ginger, £1000 of duty/tonne saved. £1.4million just on the 50 containers they caught them for.

GDB2222

Out of interest, how many of the nice people can pronounce the word Isthmus? Is it just me having trouble?

bugslet

For reasons that escape me, sub-cut was supposed to be easier to do in the nursing home environment than an IV. I'm wondering if we might go down the IV route as they have a 24 hour mobile IV team that come out to private homes and nursing homes.

He is supposed to be getting a visit from Speech and Language to make sure his swallowing is OK. If Lady GDB would be so kind as to swing by Widnes on her way home, it would be one more thing to tick off the long list.

In true haulage fashion, I can give her night out money:D

bugslet

PasturesNew wrote: »

Interesting on the telly. Trading standards noticed garlic was being sold too cheaply locally .... and it ended up as import duty fraud.

First they found garlic imported with the container weights too little, saving £9k/container on duty.
So they watched the company and noticed they stopped importing garlic, but were importing ginger (no duty payable). They then noticed the paperwork said the ginger was being shipped at -3, which would have ruined ginger, so they looked and it was garlic, being misdeclared.

No duty payable on importing ginger, £1000 of duty/tonne saved. £1.4million just on the 50 containers they caught them for.

Pfft - huge scam being going for year which involves importing wine/beer/spirits in on trailers from the continent and not paying duty. If the trucks get pulled, there is paperwork and the duty gets paid. if they don't, no duty paid and they go and tip in various cash and carries. Must have been going on for at least three years. Customs must know.

michaels

GDB2222 wrote: »

Out of interest, how many of the nice people can pronounce the word Isthmus? Is it just me having trouble?

I just pretend the 'h' isn't there, not sure if that is correct?