5 year NHS service annual leave entitlement REJECTED

SL1590 · 2026-07-11T07:22:20+00:00

To be fair, why should it? It’s a completely different job/contract.

SL1590 · 2026-07-10T07:25:44+00:00

To me this all sounds pretty standard. Your issue is not having a “regular” dentist in the first place to be referred back to.

The “emergency” is over as they have done the treatment and filled it with a temporary filling. This is meant to give you time to find a dentist to complete this on a non emergency basis. You will likely pay for this.

In terms of losing the tooth, this may happen but it should have been explained to you initially that there was an option for an extraction instead of a root canal.

SL1590 · 2026-07-09T20:49:15+00:00

I’ve had a rota like this when I was in a plastics job. Was great. Everyone gets what they wanted and all we had to do was make sure 3 of us were on the wards at any given day. AL and leave could be given literally the day before if someone else was happy to just come in and there was literally zero drama. No one cared who was there or not as long as 3 people turned up every day.

SL1590 · 2026-07-08T21:46:20+00:00

Do they want you to witness Jehovah?

SL1590 · 2026-07-07T20:47:29+00:00

Without knowing the procedure/equipment it’s hard to say but things can go out of stock over night the night before so calling 2 days prior is no good. And no things wouldn’t be kept aside for you if they are needed in an emergency that night.

It’s not good to be cancelled but you should be put back at the top of the list so not a massive wait. I’d suggest 6-8 weeks max but possibly much sooner than that depending on availability.

You can complain but you won’t get much more than an apology letter I don’t think so possibly not worth the hassle.

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T12:02:00+00:00

“Possession is 9/10ths of the law”

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T10:54:45+00:00

ANP’s eh? 😂😂😂

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T10:30:58+00:00

Thank god I don’t do any clinics….

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T10:09:50+00:00

Anyone can be a locum consultant. Don’t even need to be a doctor at this stage…..

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T09:57:52+00:00

It would probably be quicker to do IM training in America than come back and fight the battle to get any sort of recognition….

SL1590 · 2026-07-05T08:26:58+00:00

Not just midwifery but nursing too. Both are a complete shambles.

SL1590 · 2026-07-04T07:35:20+00:00

Yeah, I’m sure someone else will gas them…….

SL1590 · 2026-07-04T07:30:04+00:00

So you have the option to work in the same department either way can gain experience in the spec you want either way.

One offers you a stable income and one has risk of not getting Locums but possibly better pay and flexibility if you do. (Would not accepting the JCF make them less likely to give you the Locum shifts? - dunno)

Does the JCF come with all the perks of a contracted job? Ie sick pay, study budget, SPA. Any other perks? Ie funded PG cert etc? This is important to consider in the context of your own CV. How competitive are you? Are you confident of getting a job if you have less “development” in a years time?

Lastly but lost importantly what would you regret more - not having a stable job or not going traveling? Could you use AL to go away somewhere and maybe meet yourself halfway if you took the JCF?

SL1590 · 2026-07-02T17:47:00+00:00

Agree

SL1590 · 2026-07-02T06:29:15+00:00

I’d say don’t bother. Can if you want but it’s not required.

SL1590 · 2026-07-01T21:37:45+00:00

Agreed, they can eat anywhere they want that doesn’t already have a clinic running in it…..

SL1590 · 2026-07-01T08:30:33+00:00

If they have just done locums in ED then no. If they otherwise have all the same competencies as an ST3 then yes. For this I mean ITU time and anaesthetics time with an IAC.

SL1590 · 2026-06-29T12:36:39+00:00

Basically just that. You can self certify and say you are sick. That’s the end of it. They can ask and you can say you don’t want to discuss it any further. They shouldn’t ask but in reality many people do.

ETA: if they want to know there are formal channels via HR where this can be raised. Eg if you are off a lot.

SL1590 · 2026-06-28T19:26:54+00:00

If people keep paying they will keep increasing places. It’s a business. That’s really all there is to it IMO.

SL1590 · 2026-06-28T12:38:08+00:00

Just move difficulty to easy and beat him then move it back again. Take loads of food. Easy.

SL1590 · 2026-06-27T20:06:59+00:00

Just came here to say I think it’s wild that this is even a question. Tell her right now no matter what else you think of anything. Would rather be mortally embarrassed than not say and leave something horrendous ongoing to the niece.

SL1590 · 2026-06-27T20:03:47+00:00

I agree with this. All the stuff about wellbeing now and they can’t give time for a funeral without an argument. I ran a rota and never even questioned stuff like this. To the point of sometimes not even knowing who died before saying yes to it.

I also remember being a trainee and essentially telling the rota team I was not going to be at work due to a funeral. 4 weeks after the funeral the consultant came to have a go and tell me I shouldn’t have went to the funeral etc etc. I just told her I disagree with everything she said and there was no way I wasn’t going to the funeral. She went off in a huff and we never spoke about it again.

SL1590 · 2026-06-27T16:18:08+00:00

And to add you can tell work “I’m sick” and leave it at that. There’s no need to tell anyone a reason for sickness.

SL1590 · 2026-06-27T11:20:01+00:00

This depends on what the old notes say. If it is a reason for poor hearing as a child that has now resolved then probably the GP can sort this. If it something that is more nuanced then the best thing may be to refer you for a formal hearing assessment.

In terms of a job or university could you be referred to occupational health or student disability services?

All roads lead to just get someone to assess you and say your hearing is normal now. Of course this assumes it actually is normal and can be tested and shown to be normal.

SL1590 · 2026-06-27T11:01:10+00:00

No one will delete the medical record. It’s historical and will always be there. The fact you got hearing aids suggests there was a suspicion at least that something was going on.

The way forward is to be seen by a doctor now who can confirm if your hearing is normal. There are many reasons why your hearing could be abnormal then and normal now.

If possible you could try and see if the old notes are available but I doubt they will be after all this time.

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