Cut-Backs

As Hospitals across the country are currently under financial strain (not a new phenomenon) in their wisdom they have decided to cut back on bank/agency staff, some of this means:
Depts may not be covered with adequate staff, and workers have been told they're not allowed more than two bank night shifts a week!

This means no more jobs for me! As the area where I do lots of work is currently not being allowed to cover un-trained staff shortages!

NEW PLACEMENT

Started my next placement yesterday.
After getting home at some god unearthy hour and sleeping for eight hours I was off in my blue uniform for another 12.5 hour day on the wards.

I was slightly nervous to begin with but that was soon settled when I was set off to shadow the ward sister!, also the lady who Interviewed me all those many months ago before I started the course!

Was a quiet day will the normal compliment of staff so that helped make things run smoothly (well as soon as we'd got the night staff to come back in after returning home with the keys to the drugs trolly by mistake!)

Last night after I'd finished I popped upto the Emergency Dept's where some of my fellow students are on placement at the moment. They seemed to be having fun which was ace. Then off to the fireworks where I had aggreed to put in a few hours First-Aiding.

Finally at about 10pm I got home to tea then bed.. I am shattered today!

Manchester

Manchester was fantastic!
Went to see my brother then off to a mates house for a pre-party warm up.
Then off to town to another friends birthday bash.

Had a fab time.