Sometimes, Stirling, you are the greatest of all comedy acts.

That made me laugh out loud.

Bless you for cheering up my morning.

Hey, Cry, guess what.

My turn to say 'Bollu x'

You are a comedy stand-up, my man.

You do make me laugh.

You and Stirling are the perfect double act.

Haha.

My wife's a nurse and has been for over 30 years.

Actually, she's a stroke early discharge team leader and is only too aware of the machinations of the NHS.

By the way, I've no idea what pension she will receive, let alone if it will be 'brilliant' (loose term).

Most acute is the appointment of non-clinical mangers. At the same time the crippling shrinkage of staff appointments to actually serve her patients in the community: less and less staff, increasing workload of cases and a stagnation in wages.

She had a member of her team that had been doing the job with her for years who left (stress) and when she tried to advertise the post, management told her 'there is no post'. Yet still the caseload increases.

I have had to tell my wife to take time out recently or she would have a breakdown. She's back now but tells me that so many of her colleagues, many of whom have served the NHS for a long time, are talking to her with tears behind their eyes.

With respect, Cry, we both know that Conservative thinking wants, finally, to turn to private medicine and all us 'individuals' taking out private health insurance. I'm guessing, too, that your mindset would be similar.

Am I wrong?

Also, all this comparing with the private sector: a race to the bottom is the phrase. Also predicated on the jealousy you accuse the left of having against those with money.

By the way, again, if the pension rights, in your opinion are so great and even out the poor wages, why is the NHS hemorrhaging staff at such an alarming rate?

Not good at all imo.

Edited by Glazier#1 (07 Feb 2023 7.37am)

Edited by Glazier#1 (07 Feb 2023 7.41am)

And the management have been put in place, ironically, to achieve more 'efficiency' (Tory buzzword).

I believe that Nurses pensions are set at 15% top up on salary - why they deserve less than Teachers (23.68%) I have no idea - doesn't seem right to me!