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Forum: Serious Debates & News 22-01-2023, 01:40 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Its an unqualified position with no formal...

Its an unqualified position with no formal educational requirements, no professional registration, and (crucially) no level of professional responsibility if/when things go wrong.

I'm not...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 18-01-2023, 10:32 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
The Tories have shown clear intent to make strike...

The Tories have shown clear intent to make strike action legally impossible for medical services though with the "minimum safe staffing" rules. Every department is already under-staffed to the point...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 18-01-2023, 10:18 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
I don't see the unions refusing any offer that...

I don't see the unions refusing any offer that doesn't meet their full demands, that's not what's happening at all. What I do see is the government flat out refusing to enter meaningful negotiation...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 18-01-2023, 09:20 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Unions can't take strike action without a...

Unions can't take strike action without a majority vote from its membership so that's a moot point. Any union member that doesn't want to strike is free to break the line, it's not enforced.

And...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 15-12-2022, 02:39 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
They think they can use it to further the...

They think they can use it to further the dismantling of the NHS (which is what they want) but apparently they think that if it all fails and they can truly move to privatisation, hundreds of...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 12-12-2022, 08:26 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
This isn't really accurate arista - two unions...

This isn't really accurate arista - two unions (Unison and Unite) have accepted the pay deal; Unison is the largest union but that's mainly in the form of lower-band workers - not nurses. The RCN...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 25-11-2022, 10:22 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Regional and also by organisation; some unions...

Regional and also by organisation; some unions may strike while others don't. Every region of Scotland voted to strike, though.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 25-11-2022, 10:09 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Emergency services like A&E aren't striking (they...

Emergency services like A&E aren't striking (they support and join the strike in spirit but it's been decided that they will continue to work for public safety). Obviously there's still going to be...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 21-11-2022, 11:59 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
It hasn't been taken lightly and is...

It hasn't been taken lightly and is unprecedented, and one of the major reasons for trying so hard to drive meaningful change is that people within the whole medical profession understand all too...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 21-11-2022, 11:32 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Again it's not about needing to use food banks...

Again it's not about needing to use food banks it's about the pay being appropriate to the level of training, expertise and risk management and the fact that it's been devalued by 20% in a decade due...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 21-11-2022, 11:22 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
Just to add that if (more) people die then they...

Just to add that if (more) people die then they and everyone absolutely can and should complain about the government because they'll be to blame three times over;

1) Under-funding the NHS for a...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 21-11-2022, 11:19 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
This is the sort of daft mindset that has nurses...

This is the sort of daft mindset that has nurses painted as selfless angels who would happily do it for free and live in a box. It's a skilled medical profession that involves a degree and years of...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 21-11-2022, 09:44 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 2,848
Posted By Soldier Boy
A big part of the issue with this is because 17%...

A big part of the issue with this is because 17% looks so big, but it's being taken in the context of it being a year-on-year sudden request for a large pay rise. Nurses have had a real-terms 20%...
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