SaintHacker
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Finding out I'm going to be a grandad 
Highlight of 2021.
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spongebob59
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Finally having the surgery to get me back on track after a miserable year.
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Believe he is one of the hospital administration staff on one of the wards ?
PhilTheFragger
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And this shows what is wrong with the forum
2 of the above posters know full well that Homer is admin on the ITU, has seen the full affects of the virus at first hand and has had to deal with bereaved families and those who are seriously ill. To the detriment of his own mental health, he has also just spent a week in hospital as a patient. Yet they choose to belittle him and his role.
Coming on top of the “what’s wrong with the forum” thread take a good look at this as it is a great example
They will argue that what they have posted is factually correct, and indeed it is, but they have been very economical with the facts.
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Sorry but that’s not fair by any stretch - someone asked what Homers job and the replies where what his job is - there is no belittling of the role or any mention of what the job entails
At times people post against the poster as opposed to the content and that’s a great example.
Very well said. Those that have never worked in ICU don’t realise the crucial part the admin team are in the structure of ICU. Fabulous facilitators who take on so many tasks that free up the clinical team. As a chief clinical engineer for acute care areas if I went on the unit and needed to get to the core of a problem I asked the admin team where the problem was and who should I speak to.
If there was a faulty bit of kit, e.g. a ventilator, I didn’t pester the Sister or the nursing staff, my first port of call was admin. Those with a lot of experience wouldn’t just say, “it’s faulty.” They’d have got a decent fault report from the clinical staff. If, for example, it was a blood gas machine they tell you its not picking up Na or K or…
Give the guy a break, show some respect. He certainly has mine.
OK. One time post.
My job title is ICU Admin manager. This means I manage the administration team on a day to day basis. The role is also designed to take as much of the bureaucracy and day to day paperwork from the lead nurses and sisters (heavily increased during covid) to allow them to focus on nursing, rostering, and training and mentoring the juniors grades. I am also involved in recruitment, providing a dedicated admin resource for the consultants and the junior doctors. I am also a qualified HCA (which was something I worked hard to obtain) so I am able to work clinically (basic obs, stock levels etc)
It may be "admin" but I have been on the front line for 18 months.The first UK death ironically happened on the other side of a wall from my office so perhaps a sign of what was to come! I have sat with an elderly lady as she passed as we had no-one else having had 42 patients at the time and resources were needed in other ways. I have been there for dozens of families as they watch their loved ones pass and tried to make that moment as peaceful as I can and signposting them to support as necessary. I have tried to maintain a safe environment for visitors to come in (other wards have operated a no visitor policy so it's been a real benefit for people to see their loved ones) and manage the daily visiting booking system to make sure we don't have too many people in the waiting area at one time and that we don't have visitors in adjoining bed spaces for infection control purposes (and families stick to the 1 hour visiting rule and one visit per day - not always easy to do). I have had to turn my hands to many different things and learned so much about myself, my team and their capability to dig deeper and deeper themselves.
It has a detriment to my mental health. I have felt burned out, depressed and many times come home and cried my eyes out. I was drinking too much and eating crap. When we were locked down and I couldn't use golf as an outlet those problems were exaggerated another 20%. I don't know what the long terms effects (if any) will be but I am trying to offer a service to make life easier for the nurses to do the important things and that is caring and looking after the sick.
It may be "admin" but it has been so much more in the last 18 months. People have asked and I've explained. I'm not going to discuss further.
My job title is ICU Admin manager. This means I manage the administration team on a day to day basis. The role is also designed to take as much of the bureaucracy and day to day paperwork from the lead nurses and sisters (heavily increased during covid) to allow them to focus on nursing, rostering, and training and mentoring the juniors grades. I am also involved in recruitment, providing a dedicated admin resource for the consultants and the junior doctors. I am also a qualified HCA (which was something I worked hard to obtain) so I am able to work clinically (basic obs, stock levels etc)
It may be "admin" but I have been on the front line for 18 months.The first UK death ironically happened on the other side of a wall from my office so perhaps a sign of what was to come! I have sat with an elderly lady as she passed as we had no-one else having had 42 patients at the time and resources were needed in other ways. I have been there for dozens of families as they watch their loved ones pass and tried to make that moment as peaceful as I can and signposting them to support as necessary. I have tried to maintain a safe environment for visitors to come in (other wards have operated a no visitor policy so it's been a real benefit for people to see their loved ones) and manage the daily visiting booking system to make sure we don't have too many people in the waiting area at one time and that we don't have visitors in adjoining bed spaces for infection control purposes (and families stick to the 1 hour visiting rule and one visit per day - not always easy to do). I have had to turn my hands to many different things and learned so much about myself, my team and their capability to dig deeper and deeper themselves.
It has a detriment to my mental health. I have felt burned out, depressed and many times come home and cried my eyes out. I was drinking too much and eating crap. When we were locked down and I couldn't use golf as an outlet those problems were exaggerated another 20%. I don't know what the long terms effects (if any) will be but I am trying to offer a service to make life easier for the nurses to do the important things and that is caring and looking after the sick.
It may be "admin" but it has been so much more in the last 18 months. People have asked and I've explained. I'm not going to discuss further.
HeftyHacker
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2021 has been a big year for me personally - became a dad for the first time.
Been an exhausting second half to the year since her arrival but I wouldn't change it for the world!
Been an exhausting second half to the year since her arrival but I wouldn't change it for the world!
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Homer, you shouldnt have to explain your profession to anybody.
For clarity, from what i seen before you know who arrived and stuck his oar in and jumped to conclusions, nobody was belittling your job, at all. Only he assumed so.
Like i said in my post that was deleted, irrespective of your job title, working in any capacity in a hospital is as important as the surgeon,porter,domestic cleaner etc. Each role goes hand in hand.
Working in ICU even more so. I know this as my wife works in radiology MRI/CT scanning covid patients etc.
My cap is doffed to you.
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I have plenty of respect for those on the covid front line. They nursed my Mum, one to one, before, during and after her induced coma.
They were heroes!
Apologies if I got it wrong James but the paucity of your initial answer led me to draw the same conclusion as Phil. Maybe ‘I shouldn’t have jumped in, and maybe your answer could have been better.
Its done, time to move on.
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Having met James and played golf with him a few times, he's a man of few words, and thats not because he was with me in his 4ball???
I’ve tried to encourage as many of my over 50’s mates to badger their GP’s for PSA screening, regardless of symptoms Chris. I had none. A 47 year old mate who had surgery the same time had no symptoms. It’s a silent killer, but is so treatable if caught early enough.
A number of my golf mates have now had screening, purely as a result of my situation, and unfortunately one of them has advanced prostate cancer. Again, no symptoms.
My message to every fella here is simple. Even if you have no symptoms, insist on PSA screening every year once you reach 50. If there’s a history of PCa in the family, get it even earlier. And if you have symptoms, for heaven’s sake don’t ignore them.
The surgery and recovery have been pretty brutal. But the alternative if I hadn’t done it doesn’t bear thinking about.
fundy
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I’ve had the joy of his company out on the course too. He was really chatty and bubbly. Guess you just dragged him down…
Have just read this thread from the beginning and people’s highlights really do put life, especially given what we have dealt with during Covid, into pretty stark perspective. What may seem like simple milestones for many are clearly fantastic moments for those who have experienced them. And I am genuinely happy for all who have shared their great moments.
Makes arguments and forum spats look very insignificant. Note to self here to make 2022 a more chilled year.
Makes arguments and forum spats look very insignificant. Note to self here to make 2022 a more chilled year.
Tashyboy
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Just read your post to Missis T. She totally agrees with your post. What they should also do is examine your prostate as well. Which involves the doctor inserting his fingers inside ones trap door. This should be done after (NOT BEFORE ) a PSA test/ blood test as a prostate examination can raise your PSA levels, as can a water infection. This specific Nursing profession was Missis Ts expertise during her last years in the NHS.
Stay safe BB, you will be posting on here for a good few years yet.
edit, have a read BB
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59783179
Stay safe BB, you will be posting on here for a good few years yet.
edit, have a read BB
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59783179
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Foxholer
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Phew!
And there was me thinking (hoping even) that it was just a 'pain in the neck'!
Great to see the NHS extremely responsive even in 'pressured' times!
Tashyboy
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Phew!
And there was me thinking (hoping even) that it was just a 'pain in the neck'!
Great to see the NHS extremely responsive even in 'pressured' times!
I read that twice and the penny dropped ???
Foxholer
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My effort at getting you to exercise your brain!
'A' for having to read it twice; 'A+' for effort/persistence though!
