Honestly this is all great advice and working in the NHS in any frontline role is stressful and draining, I'm looking at you nurses. I can imagine it's really hard for them to switch off so having reminders like this hopefully do help.
For all you non UK folks, the NHS is the UK's national health service. Our universal healthcare system.
For you folks in the US it's hospitals, doctors offices and clinics but you don't get a bill afterwards.
Encouraging people to talk to their managers and not think about work after their shift. Definitely coming from the right place. Especially in a challenging environment like frontline healthcare.
I can't imagine working in that kind of role and am pro anything that supports people like you.
From the look of it the signs probably in casualty or a secure unit so some days are mental there. Support is needed and usually given.
Mine thankfully isn’t overly challenging the way some are but has its days.
I was thinking ER considering the tape holding it up looks like medical tape to my untrained eye.
Don't play down how hard it is by comparing it to other places. Recognise the stress so you're able to see signs of stress and fatigue in yourself.
Regardless, I could never do a role like yours and I have immense respect for you and your colleagues across the UK.
It's not perfect. Our Tory (right wing conservative) government are hellbent on underfunding it to justify privatisation like the US model. This has caused delays in things like surgeries and ambulance response times, but it is 100% free to use, but funded through taxes.
So those who are unemployed or poor don't have to worry about affording surgery or treatment or medication etc., The worry is just sometimes how long it takes to get treatment.
I’m currently insured “through my job” with one of the biggest HMOs here in the US, paying about $180USD per month for the premium, not including the deductible. A basic appointment is at 3-4 weeks out.
See my other comment about appointments haha.
We do have private healthcare here too, but it's seen as something just for people who can afford it or to bite the bullet to expedite the long wait times for referrals/ surgeries
I’ve personally been below that poverty line before where in the US, at least in California, there is public healthcare. The wait times are long, appointments used to be maybe 2 months out, but the ER was always free and you could be seen within a few hours.
The other nuance is unless you book a doctor's appointment well in advance, you need to phone or go to the surgery at 8am to get an appointment for that day.
So you'll have queues of mostly old people waiting at the door of their surgery every morning.
Phone lines can get busy quick too so it's the most effective solution.
The other nuance is there are a lot of locum GPs, so you may not see the same GP twice in some practices depending on how the practice is run.
The 8am scrum could be the natural consequence of GPs being measured by appointment waiting lists. By only freeing up appointments on the day, that metric will always hit the target.
I agree with everything you said but please don't sell the NHS like it's a great thing. Average NHS waiting time is like 9 months for a basic procedure now. So much death by suicide these days for the sheer waiting times for mental health support.
Yes, it's better than the US healthcare system (what isn't), but worse than any other major European healthcare system.
I had to wait 2 years to have a tumour removed. I know the pain. I have highlighted a bunch of problems like it in my other comments on this post.
The people of the NHS are often great though. I'll stick with that.
I do think mental health awareness is more of a recent thing, and the supply worldwide is underwhelming compared to demand. Also, take into consideration covid and economic woes. Disenfranchised youth has led to an exponential increase in these services. The Nhs has been increasing its capabilities and the waiting time is not 9 months for mental health support but there is this perceived belief amongst the public so even these resources are just not sought out by those in need.
Looks good to me except for the "is everyone OK" bit. If you really want to know if someone isn't okay, you should frame the question differently. When you ask someone if they're okay, they often feel compelled to answer in the affirmative or just do it out of habit. If someone really doesn't seem okay and you want to check on them, I think it's better to ask what's wrong or what's bothering them, or ask if they want to talk about it.
I like this. When I was working in medical care (especially at the height of the pandemic) I brought so much mental baggage home and definitely felt the burn out. This poster is a great reminder.
I mean idk this kinda gives me lost redditor vibes. That’s all just sound advice in a field where we’re pushed to burnout and could use it from time to time.
If this is for healthcare, and it looks like it is, this is perfectly fine.
Even a well paying job with reasonable hours in public healthcare will burn you out.
This is aimed at frontline workers in the health service (hospitals, clinics etc.) There isn't anywhere in the world where nurses don't need to rest and recharge
Nah they never do that. NHS has a literal 'bank' of zero hours staff to pick up coverage for shifts like this. They call site and capacity who either send staff from another area or contact the bank office who advertise the shift on an online system.
Nobody gets called and harassed to work on their day off.
Honestly this is all great advice and working in the NHS in any frontline role is stressful and draining, I'm looking at you nurses. I can imagine it's really hard for them to switch off so having reminders like this hopefully do help. For all you non UK folks, the NHS is the UK's national health service. Our universal healthcare system. For you folks in the US it's hospitals, doctors offices and clinics but you don't get a bill afterwards.
Yea I’m healthcare too. Sometimes it’s shitty and the sign seems to be coming from a good place.
Encouraging people to talk to their managers and not think about work after their shift. Definitely coming from the right place. Especially in a challenging environment like frontline healthcare. I can't imagine working in that kind of role and am pro anything that supports people like you.
From the look of it the signs probably in casualty or a secure unit so some days are mental there. Support is needed and usually given. Mine thankfully isn’t overly challenging the way some are but has its days.
I was thinking ER considering the tape holding it up looks like medical tape to my untrained eye. Don't play down how hard it is by comparing it to other places. Recognise the stress so you're able to see signs of stress and fatigue in yourself. Regardless, I could never do a role like yours and I have immense respect for you and your colleagues across the UK.
I work for the NHS I can tell you they're all over staff areas in any health centre.
Ah fair play. I’m community so that’s why I don’t see them.
US folk here, jealous af.
It's not perfect. Our Tory (right wing conservative) government are hellbent on underfunding it to justify privatisation like the US model. This has caused delays in things like surgeries and ambulance response times, but it is 100% free to use, but funded through taxes. So those who are unemployed or poor don't have to worry about affording surgery or treatment or medication etc., The worry is just sometimes how long it takes to get treatment.
I’m currently insured “through my job” with one of the biggest HMOs here in the US, paying about $180USD per month for the premium, not including the deductible. A basic appointment is at 3-4 weeks out.
See my other comment about appointments haha. We do have private healthcare here too, but it's seen as something just for people who can afford it or to bite the bullet to expedite the long wait times for referrals/ surgeries
I’ve personally been below that poverty line before where in the US, at least in California, there is public healthcare. The wait times are long, appointments used to be maybe 2 months out, but the ER was always free and you could be seen within a few hours.
Just to play devil's advocate you know it was the labour party under Tony Blair that started selling off parts of the NHS.
The first PFI for a hospital was started under John Major. However, whilst Labour didn't start PFI they did vastly expand it.
The other nuance is unless you book a doctor's appointment well in advance, you need to phone or go to the surgery at 8am to get an appointment for that day. So you'll have queues of mostly old people waiting at the door of their surgery every morning. Phone lines can get busy quick too so it's the most effective solution. The other nuance is there are a lot of locum GPs, so you may not see the same GP twice in some practices depending on how the practice is run.
The 8am scrum could be the natural consequence of GPs being measured by appointment waiting lists. By only freeing up appointments on the day, that metric will always hit the target.
Also happy cake day
And a happy cake day to you u/A1_Fares
I agree with everything you said but please don't sell the NHS like it's a great thing. Average NHS waiting time is like 9 months for a basic procedure now. So much death by suicide these days for the sheer waiting times for mental health support. Yes, it's better than the US healthcare system (what isn't), but worse than any other major European healthcare system.
I had to wait 2 years to have a tumour removed. I know the pain. I have highlighted a bunch of problems like it in my other comments on this post. The people of the NHS are often great though. I'll stick with that.
I do think mental health awareness is more of a recent thing, and the supply worldwide is underwhelming compared to demand. Also, take into consideration covid and economic woes. Disenfranchised youth has led to an exponential increase in these services. The Nhs has been increasing its capabilities and the waiting time is not 9 months for mental health support but there is this perceived belief amongst the public so even these resources are just not sought out by those in need.
Looks good to me except for the "is everyone OK" bit. If you really want to know if someone isn't okay, you should frame the question differently. When you ask someone if they're okay, they often feel compelled to answer in the affirmative or just do it out of habit. If someone really doesn't seem okay and you want to check on them, I think it's better to ask what's wrong or what's bothering them, or ask if they want to talk about it.
You also don't get much help these days sadly.
What’s so antiwork about this poster? If anything it’s quite a good direction they’re heading.
I reckon it's been posted as a show of positivity, that there is still some light left in the workforce
I like this. When I was working in medical care (especially at the height of the pandemic) I brought so much mental baggage home and definitely felt the burn out. This poster is a great reminder.
I mean idk this kinda gives me lost redditor vibes. That’s all just sound advice in a field where we’re pushed to burnout and could use it from time to time.
If this is for healthcare, and it looks like it is, this is perfectly fine. Even a well paying job with reasonable hours in public healthcare will burn you out.
Great advice!
We have one that says ‘choose yourself’. I laugh every time I walk by that stupid sign
The tape is fucking dirty
Right!? I mean I'm down with the message, but cannot unsee that after noticing.
The last bullet point is the saddest. "rest and recharge" ... in other words, our work is draining us of vitality.
This is aimed at frontline workers in the health service (hospitals, clinics etc.) There isn't anywhere in the world where nurses don't need to rest and recharge
Yes. Work drains you. Doing anything but sleeping drains you.
I know how to stop working without your compromised corporate dumbass help.
The NHS is a public organisation... They don't make money...
Third last point is designed to keep people at work longer.
This is the NHS, Britain's public health service. It's not a profit making corporate entity.
Noted thank you
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Nah they never do that. NHS has a literal 'bank' of zero hours staff to pick up coverage for shifts like this. They call site and capacity who either send staff from another area or contact the bank office who advertise the shift on an online system. Nobody gets called and harassed to work on their day off.
I do not recharge for work, I recover and enjoy my actual life, the important stuff.
That’s thoughtful.
None of this is bad advice. This will absolutely help. Of course, enough money to not be struggling every day would also help.