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Our main problems is waits for minors, that is what I mean by unsafe. We do get some sessions to cover unpredictable on call. So i suppose we are getting paid already for this extra work when we do stay longer at times. Andy >Sorry Andy, I don't quite understand your first sentence: "we get called if >the wait is over 3 hours" seems to contradict "we are not yet asked to come >in unless the department is unsafe". Could you clarify? > >It's an important issue Mark, thanks for bringing it up. > >Adrian > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andrew Webster" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 10:05 PM >Subject: Re: remuneration for queue bashing > >We get called if the wait is over 3 hours, but we are not yet asked to come >in unless the department is unsafe. Though you can sometimes hear the >desperation from senior nursing staff to be rescued. Though if the trust >does not want to pay for 24/7 middle grade cover it is not getting us for >free either. > >Andy Webster > >________________________________________________________________________ >Join over 14,000 doctors who have completed the online pandemic flu training module on Doctors.net.uk. >http://www.doctors.net.uk/pandemicflu >________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Andy Webster Consultant in Emergency Medicine Royal Lancaster Infirmary 07886 407783 ________________________________________________________________________ Join over 14,000 doctors who have completed the online pandemic flu training module on Doctors.net.uk. http://www.doctors.net.uk/pandemicflu _______________________________________________________________________