The Retirement Thread

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Hanneke
Hanneke
Aug 2023
1:40pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Hanneke
As a kid I always wanted to be a detective but joining the police was a no from my parents.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Aug 2023
1:54pm, 24 Aug 2023
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EvilPixie
my "career advisor" at school who had us fill out a questionnaire suggested forensics
Ness
Ness
Aug 2023
1:55pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Ness
I wanted to be a physiotherapist but then my broken hip stopped that being a possibility.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2023
1:59pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Velociraptor
At one of the last local educational meetings I went to as a GP partner, some earnest girls came along and talked about the service they were going to set up for patients who were never away from the surgery with one thing or another. The Familiar Friends Service. The acronym may have summed up the views of the hard-bitten old health care workers in the room.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Aug 2023
2:00pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Lip Gloss
My retirement notice was given and my acceptance letter was given to me as the boss was leaving.

Feeling a bit mixed but I think this week has put me like that anyway. I know I have done the right thing and any inheritance will help cushion my decision.

Roll on 22.11
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Aug 2023
2:01pm, 24 Aug 2023
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EvilPixie
so pleased for you LG
Ness
Ness
Aug 2023
2:03pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Ness
They didn't think about the acronym, Vrap? 😉

A good decision, LG.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2023
2:07pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Velociraptor
They also didn't think about the likely consequences of earnest girls providing lots of well intentioned but evidence-free and unstructured input for a small number of patients whose demands already tended to rise to meet supply.
Ness
Ness
Aug 2023
2:11pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Ness
Indeed!
Jaks
Jaks
Aug 2023
2:58pm, 24 Aug 2023
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Jaks
Nice one LG, hope all goes smoothly.

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