Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
I know i'm in for a lynching here, as anything in a negative light with regards to NHS/nurses wages is a bit of a hot subject...

But... I think nurses are aqeduately rewarded (financially) for the job they do. My opinion is that trainee/student nurses need no qualifications over and above, say a trainee engineer (arguably less in fact), and at that stage their salaries are low, as they are in all industries.

At the other end of the scale, I have a close relative who is a specialist nurse and she is well rewarded financially (and rightly so) for her fantastic ability, conduct and qualifications.

Working conditions, work-life balance, etc... now that's a different matter, and i'm no expert on it. We have an ongoing issue in our family which closely relates to the NHS, and safe to say this paints them in a very negative light regards to treatment of their employees...
NHS PHD 3 year course, Just over £30k a year for 3 days mentored work in a hospital, clinical situation, 1 day study at Uni and 1 day home study.

My wife grafts in a curtain factory for John Lewis for half that. I've run factories and been in hundreds of factories around the world. I can tell you my wife is highly skilled and efficient.

I think there's plenty of money in the NHS and it's about time we got to grips with the cult built up around it.

It won't make me popular either Travs