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Little Miss Happy Jan 2021 5:57pm, 2 Jan 2021 4,098 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Interesting to see the BBC running an article about a HCP being frustrated about the hoops and online training they are required to do - I know how it feels from that side but I would have thought it would be reassuring to the general public? bbc.co.uk
Hunkyteddy Jan 2021 9:02pm, 2 Jan 2021 602 posts	0 Hunkyteddy It's fine, 6000 Sun readers have signed up to do the jabbing. They seem to have got round the paperwork
Autumnleaves Jan 2021 9:10pm, 2 Jan 2021 16,040 posts	0 Autumnleaves A friend of ours is a recently retired school nurse. She has spent a week trying to offer her services as a volunteer without managing to get hold of anyone who is interested.
TRO-Welcome 2021-cen Jan 2021 9:12pm, 2 Jan 2021 22,554 posts	0 TRO-Welcome 2021-cen If the stuff I have seen reported is true then I’m not surprised HCP’s are frustrated, it’s bureaucracy gone mad. They want to get on with the job, and know what is required training to do the job properly.
Tim of Fife Jan 2021 10:13pm, 2 Jan 2021 3,095 posts	0 Tim of Fife Been here 13 months and have yet to meet my GP. Have one repreat prescription, which I order online through a surgery portal.
HellsBells Jan 2021 10:20pm, 2 Jan 2021 27,505 posts	0 HellsBells They don’t even need to train me - I know my application is progressing as a friend let me know she’d been contacted for a reference yesterday - so they’re working through the bank holidays, but it does all seem slow and torturous
Little Miss Happy Jan 2021 7:27am, 3 Jan 2021 4,100 posts	0 Little Miss Happy They wouldn't recognise the SMT I did in May, I've had to repeat that as well as complete the new stuff. lf - I completed an expression of interest form and was contacted to arrange an interview about a week later.
um Jan 2021 8:52am, 3 Jan 2021 3,973 posts	0 um From the Times yesterday ... once you've checked these off, start jabbing! The checklist 1 Passport or proof of right to work 2 DBS certificate 3 Highest education certificate 4 Conflict resolution, level 1 5 Core knowledge for vaccinators 6 Covid mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 7 Data security awareness, level 1 8 Equality, diversity & human rights 9 Fire safety, level 1 10 Health, safety and welfare, level 1 11 Infection prevention, level 2 12 Introduction to anaphylaxis 13 Legal aspects of vaccination 14 Moving and handling, level 1 15 Preventing radicalisation, level 1 16 Managing anaphylaxis 17 Resuscitation, level 2 18 Safeguarding adults, level 2 19 Safeguarding children, level 2 20 Vaccine administration 21 Vaccine storage Full report at thetimes.co.uk
um Jan 2021 8:53am, 3 Jan 2021 3,974 posts	0 um I hope whoever gets round to jabbing me doesn't also try and radicalise me - or let me radicalise them while they're doing it ( #15)
HellsBells Jan 2021 9:03am, 3 Jan 2021 27,506 posts	0 HellsBells I did all those modules a couple of days ago - to be fair it lets you take the assessment first and only go back to the module if you don’t pass, so I rattled them off in a couple of hours. The trauma was trying to upload the certificates which were all in different formats. A couple I could only do by printing them, taking a photo with my phone, emailing the photo to myself then uploading the photo from the laptop. I nearly gave up then