I'm a new-ish AHP and starting a new job in September. It will be my 2nd role since graduating. I'm not in nursing but I am aware of the stresses of that job.
I do like my role but have experienced some bullying but most people have been lovely, the pay is ok, the pension is good and there will always be jobs in pandemics and recessions. The degree course was especially interesting.
Of course I have some idea why there are staff shortages and subsequent workload but just wanted to gather your thoughts and see if my suspicions are correct.
Would also be great to hear from people who actually did leave and reasons why.
AIBU?
To wonder why healthcare is so short staffed.
malificent7 · 05/08/2022 17:56
Am I being unreasonable?
63 votes. Final results.
POLLAndreaC74 · 06/08/2022 14:26
I’m a senior AHP. We’ve not been able to recruit properly for ages.
I think it’s partly as people want fully remote jobs. We offer hybrid but that’s not good enough apparently
No wonder with that attitude..
No AHP expects to work from home, thats a ridiculous suggestion, would they have to take home visits????
If you want to retain staff (the easiest and quickest thing to sort out) try pay?
After than look at free training, parking, more leave, more flexibility.
None of this is rocket science.
BUT we chose to leave the EU and then charge EU workers a fortune to look after us in visas and health insurance, so its hardly surprising, as the world starts to value healthcare staff (a lot better than UK) we are struggling.
Cornettoninja · 07/08/2022 09:13
@cushioncovers that link doesn’t go straight to that persons post but to their photos. You might want to report to MNHQ and try again
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Scepticalwotsits · 06/08/2022 10:24
From a relative that works in healthcare, (clerical)one of there hugest bug is that everything is so manual, there is a lack of joined up technology. It means they just throw budget and people at the problem, but invariably the budget isn’t enough so there isn’t enough people so people get stressed and burnt out.
if there was a better IT and people of the caliber to use it you wouldn’t need as many people, the ones working would be less stressed or more efficient and the budget saved could be put back into the front line.
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