Staff At Sheffield Childrens Hospital (A&E Dept)

[Fredderick]

Very well said 

[nikki-red]

7 hours ago, Mindbending said:

So, the nurse was lying then? She looked knackered.

I asked about her breaks for the reasons (and doubters) above, she told me that she had a 1hr break after 6hrs, a 2.5hr break at 12hrs and a further 1hr break at 18hrs. She managed to sleep for a couple of hours during the longer break in a staff rest room.

 

But you know better clearly with your directives and legalities, it's the real world at the moment. Maybe pop in and see for yourself instead of judging from a distance in the ivory tower. 

I’ll judge from the hospital ward I work on, cheers 👍🏻

[Funky_Gibbon]

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Edited February 15, 2023 by Funky_Gibbon
Changed my mind

[srtaylo0]

Can I just echo that the staff at the children’s a&e are bloomin awesome. 
 

I’ve had to take my boy a couple of times and each visit all the staff were a credit to the nhs and their profession. 
 

thank you. 

[melthebell]

I almost lived in there as a kid i was always in accidents and stuff lol

 

[XPertByExperien]

Yeah my lead support worker's had to take her 2 year old up there quite a few times, and she can't fault them! And as mentioned, way back when I was a little 'un I spent a LOT of hours in there back in the late 70s, I have fond memories of watching the kids' TV of the time.

 

 

[Mindbending]

On 15/02/2023 at 16:38, nikki-red said:

I’ll judge from the hospital ward I work on, cheers 👍🏻

ZZZzzzzz

[S35_2o21]

On 14/02/2023 at 16:30, nikki-red said:

The Nurse won’t have been doing a 24 hour shift. 
It goes against the Working Time Directive and would therefore be illegal.

You have to have at least 11 hours continuous rest between each 12 hour shift..

 

I believe it's common in the care sector for an employer to ask an employee to waive their rights to the WTD. Many care providers would struggle to fill shift requirements if this constraint was in place. 

[XPertByExperien]

1 hour ago, S35_2o21 said:

I believe it's common in the care sector for an employer to ask an employee to waive their rights to the WTD. Many care providers would struggle to fill shift requirements if this constraint was in place. 

I've had first hand experience that the majority of care companies have very limited staff, because no qualfied carers want to work LONG hours for pennies more than minimum wage.

 

So they tend to employ Fred or Joe Bloggs from down the job centre, basically anyone who can pass a basic DBS disclosure, especially if they can drive.