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To come out of retirement for Coronavirus

254 replies

AlexaAmbidextra · 02/03/2020 22:15

Are you a retired nurse or doctor? I’m a retired nurse and there’s no way on God’s earth I’m coming out of retirement for this. Not because of the personal risk but the fact that I’m just done with working. Should I be more unselfish?

OP posts:
CaptainMyCaptain · 02/03/2020 22:18

Considering that older people are the most vulnerable to it, retired people working in hospitals doesn't seem the best idea.

Claireshh · 02/03/2020 22:19

I don’t think I would. The risk to you is too high.

nancy75 · 02/03/2020 22:21

Sounds like a plan to save ££ on NHS pensions, bring back the oldest first, kill em off & save a few quid of pensions.
Op, no, you’ve done your bit, enjoy your freedom

Alsohuman · 02/03/2020 22:22

I wouldn’t. The inconsistency of telling over 60s to sit at home on one hand and come out of retirement to look after cv patients on the other is laughable.

Popc0rn · 02/03/2020 22:27

What @nancy75 said!

I'm a nurse nowhere near retirement, and I'm slightly worried, the hospital where I work is constantly over stretched as it is.

purplerainred · 02/03/2020 22:27

Of course not. You are retired. You have absolutely no obligation to work again.

Anybody who says you are selfish is completely irrational (and Im sure someone will be on here to tell you that soon, ignore them).

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AlexaAmbidextra · 02/03/2020 22:31

Anybody who says you are selfish is completely irrational (and Im sure someone will be on here to tell you that soon, ignore them).

Well, I see that 7% have voted YABU but I wish they’d explain their opinions.

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drinkygin · 02/03/2020 22:33

Is someone (ie government) suggesting you do come out of retirement op? Am I missing something?

RB68 · 02/03/2020 22:35

Maybe they should look at the retirees holding fort whilst the ones currently in post do the CV - less risk to older people that way and also could be lower key work rather than full on stress etc

JADS · 02/03/2020 22:36

No, you have earnt your retirement. It seems nonsensical to bring back a load of HCPs who are out of date with all the training - surely you need BLS, trust induction, moving and handling, cross infection etc before you start. Also once retired, registration lapses.

Harebrained scheme even if the HCPs were up for it. When I retire, I'm bloody retiring!

Rhayader · 02/03/2020 22:37

I don’t think the government can compel you to but there will be some people who want to help if they can and the government is making that option available to them. Of course you are not being unreasonable, it’s a free country and you can choose whether to work or not.

PinkDaffodil2 · 02/03/2020 22:37

My mum is a GP who retired early recently. She might be tempted to do telephone or Skype consultations but the appraisal / revalidation system is messing her about so much as it is I just don’t see how it will work.
Obviously more an option in general practice than hospital medicine / nursing to work remotely.

VivaLeBeaver · 02/03/2020 22:38

I have left the nhs and don’t really work on the front line anymore. Still got my Reg and do the odd bank shift. But I have a different, full time job. So I’m not going back either.

Rhayader · 02/03/2020 22:38

@JADS I believe that it’s only recently retired HCPs who can return.

Elllicam · 02/03/2020 22:39

I’m a nurse too and tbh even I feel a bit dubious about the whole thing and I’m not even in the danger age. YANBU.

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 02/03/2020 22:40

Is someone (ie government) suggesting you do come out of retirement op

I believe the government’s genius emergency plan involves encouraging retired staff back to work. Obviously they haven’t really thought this through.

nancy75 · 02/03/2020 22:44

obviously they haven’t really thought this through the catchphrase of our current government

MereDintofPandiculation · 02/03/2020 22:46

@JADS I believe that it’s only recently retired HCPs who can return. Of which specialty? Or haven't they thought that bit through?

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 02/03/2020 22:52

It’s one of their rules to live by nancy.

Porcupineinwaiting · 02/03/2020 22:53

Possibly. Depends on your own health, your conscience and how bad it gets, I guess.

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 02/03/2020 22:56

Nope! You are being entirely reasonable. Not only do you deserve to enjoy your retirement, sending people who're in a high risk category in is just plain stupid. Who's going to treat them when they catch the virus and get very ill themselves, given that higher numbers of them will than would be the case for younger HCPs? It's just not a good plan.

Pixxie7 · 02/03/2020 22:57

Also a retired nurse, absolutely agree. Not least because I am a Waspi women, who was screwed over by the Tories.

jomaIone · 02/03/2020 22:58

I don't think it really matters about speciality. Especially in nursing. Nurses are nurses!

*Coming from an Ex nurse. We got sent to work where ever was short if you were surplus...

PS also wouldn't come back to work for anything...

JADS · 02/03/2020 22:58

It doesn't really matter how recently they retired, if their registration is lapsed, reregistering is difficult and expensive especially with revalidation.

The Op isn't being selfish. The suggestion is crazy. It may have worked in WWII, but it won't work now. And I have utmost respect for my retired colleagues.

partofthepeanutgallery · 02/03/2020 23:00

I assume retired people are in the age categories where they will be most vulnerable to the virus ... so why on earth would they subject themselves to the higher risk?!?

Enjoy your retirement, OP.