hedgehog-girl

Just a query as to whether everyone is insured who works in hospitals? I only ask as our hospital has this "good samaritan" policy which covers you if something goes wrong but I wondered what everyone else does.

sme

Join the ANF

annqldau

I'm in the Queensland nurses union, which gives some cover plus the normal hospitals own cover.

Margaret3

for some reason (and some who know me will not be surprised by this, lol), i am a bit paranoid about insurance, i can worry about work alot, i am a member of rcn, and also have insurance policy with natn , but i know it is (well here anyway), more likely the hospital is sued than the individual

annqldau

You can keep your RCN up but in case of dispute they will only advise you over phone for some reason say they won't come to Aus to sort it out.

Margaret3

I thought this was just a general insurance question, not specific to aus.
I intend to join the ANF once in oz (and if the have a theatre nurses equivalant to natn, i will probaly joing that as well), but while in the UK , i think i'll stick with RCN, coz for some reason if there was a dispute i dont think ANF would come to the UK to sort it out

annqldau

Never said it wasn't just said you can keep your RCN up in Aus everybody may not know they do get some level of assistance here as well even if your phone bill will be through the roof.