snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Come back to fight coronavirus, UK begs 65,000 former nurses and doctors People queue for a supermarket, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked 65,000 former nurses and doctors to return to work and will deploy final-year medical students to fight the coronavirus health crisis, the health ministry said. As the coronavirus outbreak sweeps across the world, governments, companies and investors are grappling with the biggest public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, panicked populations and imploding financial markets. Final year medical students and student nurses are also being offered the chance to take temporary roles to boost the NHS frontline even further. "We can’t do it alone, so I am urging all recent former nurses to lend us your expertise and experience during this pandemic, because I have no doubt that you can help to save lives," said Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is writing out to more than 50,000 nurses whose registration has lapsed in the last three years. The General Medical Council will write to another 15,500 doctors who have left the register since 2017. Britain's health service is freeing up 30,000 beds by postponing non-urgent operations and providing care in the community for those who are fit to be discharged, and finding up to 10,000 in independent and community hospitals, the health service said. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-20 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugg Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Wonder where they went back to Edited March 20, 2020 by Flugg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanemax Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Flugg said: Oh the irony Wheres the "irony" ? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Does the UK have adequate Hazmat suits for these people if they do return. It's a big problem in the USA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bristolboy Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, sanemax said: Wheres the "irony" ? Double actually. EU staff leaving because of perceived post-Brexit hostility and massive Tory cuts in NHS staffing. Edited March 20, 2020 by bristolboy 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, bristolboy said: Double actually. EU staff leaving because of perceived post-Brexit hostility and massive Tory cuts in NHS staffing. maybe they retired or found better lifestyle jobs, but to come back they would need to re-register/qualify 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soalbundy Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 Just now, bristolboy said: Double actually. EU staff leaving because of perceived post-Brexit hostility and massive Tory cuts in NHS staffing. On top of that the NHS has been so good to the nurses due to lack of funding from the government, I'm sure they would love to help out, I'd tell them to get stuffed but nurses are a caring lot. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HauptmannUK Posted March 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2020 My youngest daughter is a biomedical scientist in the NHS (blood/tissue analysis, stuff like that). She is telling me things are absolutely desperate. Big shortage of staff, shortage of the most basic things like swabs, sample tubes, pipettes etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nauseus Posted March 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Great start from the "irony", anti Brexit gang and other usual moaners here. The plea is directed at retired doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, British or from wherever. Several had already volunteered their services and many more will re-register. These selfless and dedicated people know the seriousness of this situation and should be applauded now, whether they can re-register or not. Obviously they know that the NHS will be swamped. There was a report on Irish doctors repatriating back home in a hurry for the same reason. Good on 'em. Edited March 21, 2020 by nauseus 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 But need 14 days quarantine first or opening another can of worms. I applaud those that offer & not a bad idea though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URMySunshine Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) On 3/20/2020 at 11:04 AM, HauptmannUK said: My youngest daughter is a biomedical scientist in the NHS (blood/tissue analysis, stuff like that). She is telling me things are absolutely desperate. Big shortage of staff, shortage of the most basic things like swabs, sample tubes, pipettes etc. Best wishes to her and all her colleagues - never have we loved them more and expected so much of them. They will be cheered like never before in our history. And every other countries healthcare workers as well. Richard Branson and the other rich scumbags with greedy hands already stretched out for bailouts have got a great reckoning coming and soon. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8137531/Nurses-forced-wear-BIN-BAGS-protect-major-UK-hospital.html Edited March 21, 2020 by URMySunshine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) On 3/20/2020 at 5:44 PM, Flugg said: Wonder where they went back to Their beloved home land , Mother India . Fyi , flights are now restricted , add on too that 14 days isolation . Plan B , in the bin . Next... Edited March 21, 2020 by elliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logosone Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, URMySunshine said: Best wishes to her and all her colleagues - never have we loved them more and expected so much of them. They will be cheered like never before in our history. And every other countries healthcare workers as well. Richard Branson and the other rich scumbags with greedy hands already stretched out for bailouts have got a great reckoning coming and soon. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8137531/Nurses-forced-wear-BIN-BAGS-protect-major-UK-hospital.html Filipina nurses in the UK are forced to wear bin bags as the intensive care unit closes? What could go wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I think you can put this down to one of those 'short term pain'/'price worth paying' kind of things. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/24/nhs-winter-crisis-thousands-eu-staff-quit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logosone Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) I trust the genius of the British people. Already your universities are assembling cheap respirators. Edited March 21, 2020 by Logosone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crazy Alex Posted March 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2020 Wow, this article and the comments have been a real eye-opener. All this time, I thought socialized health care in the UK was a panacea and everything was flowers and cute puppies. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 4 hours ago, nauseus said: Great start from the "irony", anti Brexit gang and other usual moaners here. The plea is directed at retired doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, British or from wherever. Several had already volunteered their services and many more will re-register. These selfless and dedicated people know the seriousness of this situation and should be applauded now, whether they can re-register or not. Obviously they know that the NHS will be swamped. There was a report on Irish doctors repatriating back home in a hurry for the same reason. Good on 'em. NHS recruitment ads are running between all major UK TV streams seen of late inc the offer of a GBP 5k grant/incentive (I can't recall exact details) to attract young trainees looking for a career. I agree; The usual culprits are having a field day at HMG's efforts to thwart this crisis, but would it have been any better in the hands of a Corbyn led Govt or if Bercow & Co had succeeded in scuppering B-B-B....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) On 3/20/2020 at 5:42 PM, snoop1130 said: Britain's health service is freeing up 30,000 beds looking at the UK figs for planned bed requirement makes me wonder what the actual infection figs are for Thailand??? !!! Edited March 21, 2020 by DaRoadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said: I think you can put this down to one of those 'short term pain'/'price worth paying' kind of things. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/24/nhs-winter-crisis-thousands-eu-staff-quit Or is it "cannon fodder" ? With the Generals in the rear? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 "Britain's health service is freeing up 30,000 beds ". How? " Sorry Luv. Your ovarian cancer is terminal so flock off home. Your Grannie needs the bed" ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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