Aviator

...and they have a non-white leader in your lifetime

Atlantic Xpat

These comments + a lot. I think this was the point I made upthread.

lookingtogo

Does anyone know where my post went?

Shard

lookingtogo

I spent some time composing a post, but it never made it Can a mod please help?

Thanks for the compliment on above though

Shard

It happens. Why not retype it, can't be that long?

christmasoompa

Not sure why you're asking on somebody else's thread which has no relevance to your question, but it was just in the mod queue waiting for approval as it contained a link.

HTH.

lookingtogo

It does.

merciacanuk

Changing times in Ontario re OT's and PT's. MY advice to you is to move to Nova Scotia where you will find more of the British model of healthcare. I am a Podiatrist and there are very few hospital posts available in Ontario for my profession which is now just about 100% private care. Retirement and nursing home care posts have just been shafted in a budget reshuffle because a few nursing homes were dissatisfied with the PT care from the corporate providers.
Take a look at the maritimes.

jennianne

There are insurance companies here that accept british no claims history johnson.ca accepted my 11 years no claims

rugbymum

As someone else pointed out - "seniority does not necessarily a good nurse make", it should always be that the best person for the job gets the job regardless. Especially in healthcare otherwise you can get what has happened too often here, a person will little or no experience in a specific field of work taking the job of someone who has expert knowledge. It is ridiculous, ......if I make an error at work I could easily kill someone, inexperience increases that risk - fact. For example, if I spent a 30 year career working in outpatients do you seriously think that I am more qualified to look after a critically ill patient than a nurse who has been working in critical care for 5 years just because I've worked for the employer longer to suggest this is OK is in my opinion madness.

Siouxie

Then I suggest you take it up with your Union, as they are the ones who negotiate the contracts and conditions - including seniority and promotions/lay offs.

rugbymum

Believe me - I have. They are well aware and indeed have just represented me in a complaint that resulted in an apology from my employer today. I have colleagues going through similar experiences at the moment. Shame it has to come to that really. Just hope that you do not rely upon experience over competence one day especially if your life or the life of a loved one depends upon it.

Siouxie

I know many Canadian born healthcare workers who complain of the same thing - it's not restricted to immigrants. I am not saying I agree with it, far from it, but it is what it is - and I would recommend that anyone going into the healthcare industry should check their Union agreements before signing a contract - and if they don't like the conditions then perhaps have another think about working there.

To be fair, there are many both very competent and experienced workers in the various departments of most hospitals, they are not all inexperienced nor incompetent. It's generally a mixed bag, is it not? Doesn't competence generally go hand in hand with experience or is it an either/or thing in your opinion?

(I'm not being contentious, I genuinely would like to know your thoughts on that).

I have been most fortunate - despite being seen by doctors finishing their residency and therefore presumably relatively inexperienced - that I have had excellent diagnosis and treatment for potentially life threatening ailments. They generally have a better bedside manner than some of the more established specialists, I have found!

I know it must be difficult to adjust to after working in the UK health system, but I think you have to accept (within reason) what the conditions of working here are and decide whether it is something you can deal with or not.

Have you thought about working at a doctors surgery or clinic instead? I know a couple of nurses who have gone down that route and are far happier in their working life. Better hours, better conditions and generally better pay as well.

Just a thought.

ultrarunner

Bang on the money....like a bat right out of hell

Akin to the thought that every "senior" deserves to draw state pension, when some might not have paid into the kitty. Gotta love when they show up at Timmies demanding "senior coffee"