Attention British nurses, attention! Come to Canada, we have a severe nurses shortage, we guarantee to pay you well and Lord forbid we ask for to work for free.

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Everywhere has a severe nursing shortage, because theyre not paid enough, overworked with hard shifts and given very little job oppertunity to advance in the industry.
Most join to help, most leave because theyre that disenchanted to go work in some other environment like bartending, sales or basically anything that pays a decent wage because theyre treated so badly.

Asking them to work for free though is a complete insult and it'll come back to bite.

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Originally posted by NeoPhono I knew they had some serious debt (16.7 million pound deficit for this trust alone), but this is crazy. They're now asking nurses to work for free.

Wow.
Who the hell is running their books??
Someone from the Bush administration?

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English public service, it's either so slow you can watch the next ice age come into effect by the time youre processed or have too poke them with a stick to see if theyre still alive.

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Originally posted by Lilith English public service, it's either so slow you can watch the next ice age come into effect by the time youre processed or have too poke them with a stick to see if theyre still alive.

That sounds vaguely familiar....

Actually, truth be told, our Canadian Health Care system is pretty good.
I was very impressed after I broke my leg how speedy they can be if they want to be; I was in surgery approx. 2 weeks after doing it
It really depends on what you're waiting for.
And thankfully our government actually cares enough to inquire as to why it does take so long for certain procedures.

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Surgery for a broken leg? Ouch. What happened?

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Originally posted by Lilith Everywhere has a severe nursing shortage, because theyre not paid enough, overworked with hard shifts and given very little job oppertunity to advance in the industry. Most join to help, most leave because theyre that disenchanted to go work in some other environment like bartending, sales or basically anything that pays a decent wage because theyre treated so badly. Asking them to work for free though is a complete insult and it'll come back to bite.

No kidding. My mom and mother-in-law are RN's as well as other members of my extended family. They're treated about as well as teachers are as far as compensation goes. I can't believe some of the stuff they do and deal with for what they get paid. Then to ask them to do it for free. Eff that. I'd find another job.

Don't worry, there will be a doctor shortage soon to go along with nurses.

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one study found by 2020 the United States will be short 85,000 doctors

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I'll be perfectly honest, if the US goes to a socialized medicine program where doctors take a big hit in salary (more so than they already have with escalating malpractice insurance/non-paying health care providers), we're doubly screwed. By the time I'm done with med school, I will be nearly $200,000 (no, that's not a typo) in debt...and that's about average. Who in their right mind would pay for four years of undergrad, four years of medical school, work like a dog for 3+ years in residency, only to be strapped with a salary that would never let them pay off their educational debts in a field synonymous with long hours and constant ridicule?

This country (along with most of the world) has some serious health care issues on the horizon. People demand high quality medicine that is easily accessible, and they don't want to pay for it.

What kind of doctor are you studying to be?

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Originally posted by Sunsnail What kind of doctor are you studying to be?

I still have a ways to go before I really have to "pick" and it also depends on what you're matched for in residency. Right now, I'm leaning towards radiology.

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Originally posted by NeoPhono I still have a ways to go before I really have to "pick" and it also depends on what you're matched for in residency. Right now, I'm leaning towards radiology.

damn dude, just go with what I want you to study. Neurosurgery.

And yeah can you blame the docter shortage? Med schools make it impossible to enter and than you have parasites who want to sue the docters for the simplest things. It sucks being involved in the medical industry especially when every one is out to get you and you have no protection from these parasites.