NHS and all key workers

stonerblue said:
Not really an anomally. I was woken from my after tea nap by the dog barking and strange noises outside. Opened the front door and half the street was out whooping and clapping. It suddenly clicked with me what was occuring as i shut the front door.
My neighbour on one side is a single Mum with 2 young kids and is a nurse. The other side are both social workers within the nhs and still working. Neither of these were out clapping.
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Yeah maybe you're right & I'm just going a bit stir crazy being in lockdown.
 
bert38 said:
I don't really disagree-but we don't see the footage from the beginning. The bridge was probably packed before any police got there. Very hard one to get right. I should imagine there will be some discussion around it today.
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James o brien has put it to sadiq khan this morning - no real answer from the mayor.

i get the police have such a tough task, but to see them all smiley and clapping along with crowds of people on the bridge is just mind boggling
 
Nowt wrong with clapping and showing support to all the brave souls doing their bit for us all.....
However...... We need to pay these people what they are worth and stop fucking about and blowing smoke up their bums... Its time for a very serious overhaul of the pay and conditions for NHS workers ... They are being taken for granted by successive governments and when this chaos is over, Boris needs to put the boot in and give em all at least a 20,% rise for starters...... Showing support physically is great and I dare say much appreciated but we need to show it financially now, if that means higher taxes so be it.....!
 
BlueHammer85 said:
James o brien has put it to sadiq khan this morning - no real answer from the mayor.

i get the police have such a tough task, but to see them all smiley and clapping along with crowds of people on the bridge is just mind boggling
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yeah i get it-i can assure you this will be looked at to see how things can be managed better next week
 
#YouClapForMeNow is and was all over Twitter and other social media. I always will clap and cheer for the NHS. I was born because of the NHS and I have seen a few NHS heroes over the years. You have laid some of my family to rest. You’ve helped them too. You’ve helped my friends. Always loved you all. Even if, doctors do have sh!t handwriting…

The Guardian has been posting notes about the deaths of NHS workers, volunteers and other health workers. There are many entrants on its news page amongst its 91 recorded deaths. The official government figure is that there have been 27 recorded deaths in the NHS. Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary Nurse Rebecca Mack was only 29 years old. Watford general hospital Nurse John Alagos was just 23 years old. Essex GP Dr Habib Zaidi was 76 years old. Andy Howe, 48, was a bus driver in Nottingham, simply ensuring that NHS workers and patients could get to and from hospital. 33-year-old Pooja Sharma, a hospital pharmacist died the day after her father had passed away from the same illness. Retired gynaecologist, Hamza Pacheeri was 80 years old. He’d answered the call and returned to treat those with Coronavirus in Birmingham. Born in Kerala, India, he passed away in Birmingham. Grant Maganga in Tameside, Greater Manchester, should be doing his job as mental health nurse. Now he can no longer treat those at Hurst Place. Those who have died in service to healthcare shouldn’t be losing their lives. They’re our protectors. They’re our carers.

At least 112 health care and key workers have died from COVID-19.

Social care workers.

Doctors.

Nurses.

Surgeons.

Specialists.

Porters.

Care home workers.

Others linked to key jobs.

Tuesday the 28th of April 2020 will be a sad day. It is still almost a week away. At 11am, on that morning the U.K. will engage in a minute’s silence to mourn key workers who have died during this pandemic. Backed by UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives all should join the tribute at 11am. So, on International Workers’ Memorial Day, I will bow my head at 11am local time and 11am U.K. time.

 
Blue Til Death said:
Nowt wrong with clapping and showing support to all the brave souls doing their bit for us all.....
However...... We need to pay these people what they are worth and stop fucking about and blowing smoke up their bums... Its time for a very serious overhaul of the pay and conditions for NHS workers ... They are being taken for granted by successive governments and when this chaos is over, Boris needs to put the boot in and give em all at least a 20,% rise for starters...... Showing support physically is great and I dare say much appreciated but we need to show it financially now, if that means higher taxes so be it.....!
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i know when its all over ,fk all will change

you talk about low pay,and im glad you're on our side

2 years ago,2017-2018 my hourly rate was 8.01 per hour,get that £8 per hour ,band 1

3 years down the line ( 3rd year of our 3 year pay deal 2018 to 2021 ) and my hourly rate went up to £9.2 on the 1st april 2020,the biggest rise we have had in 10 years,iv been moved onto band 2 from band 1,means fk all ,they have just played about with bands thats all

even after that substantial pay deal ,an extra £1.20 per hour over the last 3 years,im just 40 pence an hour above the minimum wage

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my band covers catering,porters and domestics

the bands above,nurses etc,got an even crappier deal than us at the bottem
 
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It gets better

i just got a £7 per week pay increase starting april 1 st 2020 ( £17640 to £18005 basic pay ) its crap but compared to the 1% increase pay year from 2010 to 2018 we got it was much appreciated

so im getting roughly a £ 30 basic pay rise per month before tax this year

only problem,my nhs pension contribution rate ,as of april 1st 2020 has gone up from 5.6% to 7.1%

so my contribution rate for that as took away my £ 30 increase straight away

ycnmiu

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blue44 said:
It gets better

i just got a £7 per week pay increase starting april 1 st 2020 ( £17640 to £18005 basic pay ) its crap but compared to the 1% increase pay year from 2010 to 2018 we got it was much appreciated

so im getting roughly a £ 30 basic pay rise before tax this year

only problem,my nhs pension contribution rate ,as of april 1st 2020 has gone up from 5.6% to 7.1%

so my contribution rate for that as took away my £ 30 increase straight away

ycnmiu
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It was the same in the Civil Service for about 7/8 years before I escaped mate.

It's how Govenments work as I'm sure you know.
 
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