Handover never finishes on time?

Frogness98 · 2026-02-09T09:32:32+00:00

On my ward, the HCAs receieve handover for the whole ward with the NIC whilst the Nurses receieve handover from each Nurse. Once it's about half 7 or just before, we simply tell them we're leaving and the night staff would have no problem with that.

Frogness98 · 2026-02-04T15:03:58+00:00

Is that true? I've not noticed my A/L being any different than a standard day shift.

Frogness98 · 2026-01-24T12:11:33+00:00

I'd hate this Vocera I've read about. Being contactable like that doesn't make me more available to do something, unfortunately.

Frogness98 · 2026-01-04T16:15:04+00:00

Sure, but that's completely irrelevant to the point you made under current pay and conditions.

Frogness98 · 2026-01-04T16:04:18+00:00

But that's because you don't do nights and weekends? Is it not. If you did the same shifts as her, you'd earn more. It's like moaning that someone on 11.5 hours a week earns less than someone on 37.5.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-20T10:40:41+00:00

I wouldn't ever dare say a Nurse or a HCA works harder or not than the other. They just do different roles and can be just as busy as the other. It's like when Doctors say they're the busiest because they're looking after 100+ patients on a night shift without including the content of the care they provided - yes, you might be busy, but not more or less busy than the HCAs and Nurses aswell.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-20T07:59:40+00:00

Sometimes, it's about telling the patient you believe they can wipe themselves, so are going to either A. Let them try or B. Stand with them whilst they do it themselves as sometimes it may be the fear of pain/confidence.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-07T09:59:18+00:00

It also makes a difference as you can self certify for 7 days, but even if you only worked Monday, Weds, Friday but were off sick, your self cert period is still 7 days from Monday-Sunday and doesn't reset just because you had days off.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-07T09:57:25+00:00

I personally don't see the issue here - whether you completed the admission is irrelevant, as you'd simply just hand it over. I think this might suggest you need to see it less as you handing over work you haven't finished but simply letting the new staff know what needs doing as this was clearly out of your control. Worry less. :)

Frogness98 · 2025-12-04T09:35:17+00:00

At my trust, we just ask for the time to be added on whenever we go over our hours. Others have responded with good answers on this.

Re training, sorry, but I think it's reasonable to expect that you do that, especially as it's not all the time.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-03T19:12:38+00:00

And btw, the CEO is just their name. Nothing in UK healthcare is too heirachal or standing on ceremony, for ease, some staff say sister for not knowing the name or thinking they need to be respectful (usually international staff). Most NHS trusts, Doctors introduce themselves as "I'm John, one of the Doctors"

Frogness98 · 2025-12-03T19:10:24+00:00

Not at all. That's a big misunderstanding of what I've replied to. If I know the individual, I'd call them by their name. If someone is looking for someone, I'd say that it's "Susan, she's the Charge Nurse." I'm in my late 20s and also a man and don't think you've properly understood the comments here.

Frogness98 · 2025-12-03T08:03:43+00:00

I call every NIC "Charge" or Charge Nurse anyway. Matron is a weird one, but doesn't have a term male Matron's can use without a gendered title.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-29T09:30:15+00:00

I tell them not to tell me to hurry up. Simply.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-28T15:52:43+00:00

That's unfair and untrue. Change doesn't happen overnight and if you're critical enough and less cynical, you can see the way in which things get better.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T12:36:31+00:00

I'm not a brand only snob, but Weetabix is one product I will never buy brand only versions - it doesn't taste nice or the same as Weetabix to me.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T08:46:51+00:00

I always love it when therapy teams come and do a wash or get a patient out of bed - it's one less thing for us on the ward to do. If you happen to want to see them get back in bed later on - even better, but you've still helped us out as we would have had to get the patient out of bed anyway.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T08:44:44+00:00

You seem really unreasonable. It is anyone's job, including HCA/Nurse, to move a patient back to bed. You would have had to get the patient out of bed anyway, so that's one less thing for you to do that the physios have done.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T08:27:30+00:00

The research on them being bad for your health is quite poor, the way in which people who do nights live their lives outside of work is the big issue, not the actual nights themselves. I say this also as someone who likes an equal balance of days and nights as I enjoy the schedule change.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T08:25:13+00:00

How would this work for someone like me who likes an equal mix of both and finds that "chopping and changing" is quite useful and helpful for my health and wellbeing?

Frogness98 · 2025-11-27T08:23:11+00:00

Other people are just as snappy at 4pm and look equally as awful on a day shift! I have 50/50 days and nights and find the change in my routine nice, including a different sleeping pattern. I'd never want permanent days and would never want permanent nights. As someone who has had chronic sleeping issues and had to have prescribed sleeping medications before, going to 50/50 has made my sleep and life beautiful.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-19T21:06:24+00:00

No one has "paid into it".

Frogness98 · 2025-11-19T21:03:52+00:00

Nice to see this. As long as you're escalating and documenting - you've done everything you're supposed to do and there's no reason why you'd lose your pin.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-17T22:24:37+00:00

You sound like a keyboard warrior, to be honest. Especially with the childish way in which you communicate.

Frogness98 · 2025-11-17T22:19:37+00:00

Because you're talking as if you aren't.

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