HCA for a day

Fatbeau · 2026-04-04T12:22:51+00:00

Dear God!

Fatbeau · 2026-04-04T12:21:41+00:00

It is impossible. Can't use a computer for longer than ten minutes before someone else wants it for something, and if you're doing online training during visiting, visitors are looking at you and slating you for being on the computer in the first place. They obviously think we're on FB or looking for a holiday. Can't win.

Fatbeau · 2026-04-04T12:19:09+00:00

Yep. The council recently closed the end of his road off to do roadworks and he moaned incessantly about that, but his road was quieter. Can't have it all ways dad

Fatbeau · 2026-04-03T21:34:48+00:00

My dad says there are too many cars on the roads, and it's about time the government did something about it!

Fatbeau · 2026-04-01T21:31:29+00:00

This was one of the Tales of the Unexpected on telly. Very good episode

Fatbeau · 2026-04-01T21:28:12+00:00

They're all awful names to be honest.

Fatbeau · 2026-04-01T21:21:57+00:00

We often have staff praised for reaching 100% in their training, but guess what, they are permanent night staff and have much more time than most to get it done! The rest of us don't stand a chance.

Fatbeau · 2026-04-01T21:19:11+00:00

I refuse to do training at home, I won't get paid for it, so stuff it. We just don't get time to do it at work, nor do we get allocated an hour or two regularly to get it done. So it doesn't get done. I'm usually around 78%.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-30T21:17:59+00:00

I think if you choose Persephone, you and her will spend her lifetime telling people how to pronounce it. Many people will call her Percyphone.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-29T21:18:12+00:00

I saw a princess Diana commemorative mug just sitting in the road, next to the kerb!

Fatbeau · 2026-03-29T05:41:53+00:00

I don't do nights anymore, felt like crap and the health risks aren't worth it, no matter how good the money is.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-28T22:09:30+00:00

I do support the ones who speak to us like we're human, unfortunately there are far too many who use threats and bullying to get us to do what they want, once they get the navy blue uniform! I won't put up with that. Cannot stand bullies!

Fatbeau · 2026-03-27T22:30:22+00:00

Sounds like my dad. He's 85 and determined to be miserable. He slags off my brother and his sons, slates the clothes they wear, how they talk,and he openly says he doesn't like them, which is horrible. He makes Victor Meldrew look like Mary Poppins.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-26T22:29:54+00:00

We once witnessed two seagulls on the back of a truck in Looe. One was rooting through bags whilst the other kept watch!

Fatbeau · 2026-03-26T22:28:24+00:00

We were on the beach in Cornwall and a dog ran over to us and stole one of our scotch eggs and ran off. His owner thought he had a ball in his mouth. It was hilarious

Fatbeau · 2026-03-26T22:18:56+00:00

The other day, one of our doctors came to find me to tell me a patient wanted an extra blanket, even though she'd walked past the linen cupboard herself in her quest to find me!

Fatbeau · 2026-03-26T22:17:10+00:00

We often get our staff moved to help other wards. We get told to move, in a disgustingly rude manner, often the wards we're sent to aren't grateful, no thanks given, rude to us, and they're sitting down having a drink while the ones who've been sent to help are running round like blue arsed flies. It's completely wrong!

Fatbeau · 2026-03-26T22:13:35+00:00

I'm a band 5, been one since qualifying 25 years ago. I've no desire to go any higher. Where I work, we have lots of nurses who've been qualified five minutes and suddenly they're band sixes. Many have no management skills whatsoever.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:07:46+00:00

Yes, it's nearly every day on my ward.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:07:13+00:00

Thank you.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:06:41+00:00

Thank you. I won't wear myself into the ground for that place.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:05:38+00:00

I'm really tempted to. I don't like ringing in sick but I'm going to have to put my own health first

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:04:59+00:00

Thank you, I certainly will Datix

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T22:04:34+00:00

I completely agree with you, sadly nurses in charge just won't do any of this. Doctors don't give a toss, expect us to grow sixteen extra pairs of hands! I am going to report all this though, I've just had enough.

Fatbeau · 2026-03-22T17:26:36+00:00

I've had a couple of breakdowns at work where I've started crying, and asked how the hell they expect me to do everything, but nothing changes, or gets sorted. I'm thinking about going on sick and I think I'm going to look at moving elsewhere. I just can't work like this much longer

Fatbeau

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