What are you all up to
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Know how you feel ET. Next week, we only have one day free of appointments.
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Thanks Ian. I thought that they would never let me go.
I have no idea who the hospital publicist is but those I met attending The Elderly Clinic comprised a high number of patients aged 50 to 65. Seems a badly chosen name that hardly inspires confidence in the patients well being.
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Hi Easy, two weeks ago we saw a piece on our local BBC news about Yeovil hospital and were taken aback at the title of the unit.
The 'spin' was that this may free up hospital beds but when we seem to live in an age where we are faced at every turn with official bodies telling us that offensive language will not be tolerated, in reality they are saying don't complain, it seems insensitive at the very least to use such a term for people who are ill and in need to of care for whatever reason. But hey,they get to have a catchy acronym.
The text below is from the hospital website.
The elderly care department at Yeovil Hospital provides a comprehensive care service for the elderly, in addition..........The team divides its time between our elderly care ward, the Queensway Day Hospital and our pioneering Frail Older Person’s Assessment Service (FOPAS).
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You're right, EasyT. It's very difficult to find time to attend appointments when you're working. I have to say no to many apoointments I'm asked to attend because of not being able to get time off work. They seem to assume that because I'm over 65 and therefore over state pension age that I've got time available and unfortunately, I haven't. However, I will ask for time off work to attend the echocardiogram, ECG. I've cancelled the endoscopy appointment though because we're moving sites on that day. I've had endoscopies on previous occasions when they wanted to discover the cause of my anaemia and if it didn't give them any further clue before, I doubt that it will on this occasion. Also from memory, it is a very uncomfortable procedure that I would prefer not to have to go through.
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As one goes through life you hear many cliches and, in younger years, probably repeat them with no idea as to why they exist. The one that springs to mind is hearing previous colleagues saying "I don't know how I found the time to go to work".
We have too found the same and my 'retirement' coincided with good and bad calls on our time. My wife went into hospital for major surgery 4 days after my retirement function, and that only went ahead as we had told no one about her illness, and that was the only chance to have our family together and tell them. She has made a full recovery and her latest appointment was on Monday at the oncology department where she is now on annual reviews.
The good news was that our youngest daughter was expecting and the resulting grandchild, and the two that followed, meant regular trips to Surrey, staying at Alderstead for all three births, and now to a lovely CL in Northampton. In total we now have 8 grandchildren and I have my own business so as I glance across to the worktop I can see my wife's Filofax that, as others have said,does not have many blank days in it.
It is easy to sometimes feel you are being pulled in too many directions but, as the cliche goes, it don't half beat the alternative.
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You're right, allanandjean. Working life isn't fun and games by any means. It's hard graft and often tedious and extremely tiring especially if you have to work long hours with no days off. Luckily for us, the boss is now allowing us the concession of Thursdays off and a finishing time of 7 p.m. most days instead of 11 p.m. at night which was proving too much for my health.
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To be fair to the hospital appointments bods they have been generally good regarding scheduling. I gave them the dates when I would not be free to attend an appointment which involved a 7 week, 5 week, 4 weeks and 2 week period for the year and they have worked around those dates.
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Hi Easy, I thought the same when I heard the piece and had an "is it me" moment so decided to Google it to check and found quite a lot of info, very easily, which shows that they are very pleased with their unit and use it to promote recruitment.
I did smile at the 'faux pas' comment though so some good has come from it!
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When Mr H had what they called an 'episode' and ended up in A&E he was referred to what is called Ambulatory Care here. Would that be the same type of unit?
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This our last day on the Charmill Cottage campsite. We have already started taking the awning down. Yesterday we took the front window down, cleaned, folded and packed away and today we have done both side windows.
We do have some concerns though about having to move sites on the day that Storm Doris is forecast but it looks as though central England will be the worst affected area and that the south coast may be much less affected. So hopefully the winds won't be too strong for the remainder of the dismantling and packing away of the awning.
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The law doesn't seem to have had much influence or affect on them so far, Ian. They are carrying on in exactly the same way as they have done for the last ten years! There is no sign that they are going to change in any way in the future either!
I now have the concession of reduced hours 7 hours instead of 11 hour day plus one day off per week instead of working 7 days a week, and it looks like that's the best I'm going to get!
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Thanks for your kind thoughts Millie and from others too, I must keep away from these bright screens today!
The latest elderly care schemes in our area aim to treat people with multiple needs in the same unit rather than waste hours being transferred round different departments or finding beds and waiting for various consultants to see them. I think ambulatory care is for outpatient treatment so it's a similar aim.
Have a good day all!
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Malcolm, did you see News at Ten last night. They were interviewing the owner of Deliveroo. He was giving all the same excuses that your boss uses but the interviewer was not impressed. Now it has been on national TV hopefully their days ( and by implication dinnertogo days) will be numbered.
On a slight change of subject one of the Facebook motorhomers is starting soon as an Assistant Warden on a CCC site, when asked how did they get the job their reply was "The CCC are always looking for people"
If you don't apply you will never succeed.
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That may be either adverse or favourable publicity for deliveroo but I doubt it will affect dinner2go. I say favourable because customers go by what they have to pay for the service and if the service is cheaper because of this then that will attract more customers. Customers are not interested in how companies get round their cost problem, they are interested in high value at lower cost. I'm afraid that's the name of the game and that's why dinner2go are winning in this market. I know they are winning because I'm on the sharp end and have seen continual growth in the number of customers that are using our service. Many of the customers who order for the first time find that they enjoy our service so much that they order again and again. Many of the lunchtime orders we get are from offices and other businesses that don't have their own canteen and prefer to use our service for cooked meals to be delivered to their staff.
Why change jobs when I'm already working for a company that has a successful enough strategy to ensure a worthwhile future for me? The more customers I serve the more money I get in delivery fees. I recall one Saturday when I earned over £90 in one day! That's not a bad day's earnings, is it?
Even with reduced hours, I can earn £40 to £50 per day and when you consider that my state pension adds to that income, I don't think I'm too badly off financially. I think I would be a lot worse off on benefits. I don't think I would be buying a brand new car on means tested benefits or affording a two week holiday in Scotland, for example!
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Bright and breezy this morning, renewed the caravan insurance, documents all show new logo and name.
No work until this afternoon, so making the most of it,
van is re packed ready for weekend away, should have been a slightly longer break, but have to be back on Monday now, doctors appointment. Brue, hope you are feeling better today, don't spend too long looking at the computer screen.
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Can you not change the doctors appointment, if you prefer a longer time away, H&T?
We're also working this afternoon from 12 noon. So still have half an hour left. The caravan is getting good hose down at the moment so that it's sparkling clean for tomorrow's journey. We finish work at 7p.m. today.
Hopefully, we'll be able to get away early enough to get to Redhill soon after 12 noon giving us plenty of time to get settled in before going back to work on Friday.
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Ferry Meadows, as we haven't visited Peterborough for a while, we used to use the site quite a bit when the boys were younger.
Will be meeting Millie and Mr H on Saturday, so looking forward to that.
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We could change the appointment, but would get pushed back and have to wait longer. It only meant coming home a couple of days early.
Hope your site move goes smoothly, although not sure washing the van before you go is a good idea, if it's anything like ours it's usually filthy after travelling anyway!
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I've never been to that area but it looks a nice site.
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Maybe we'll have to give it another wash when we arrive then! It's just as well we've got the day off tomorrow! At least we'll have plenty of time to get sorted!
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Even with reduced hours, I can earn £40 to £50 per day and when you consider that my state pension adds to that income, I don't think I'm too badly off financially. I think I would be a lot worse off on benefits. I don't think I would be buying a brand new car on means tested benefits or affording a two week holiday in Scotland, for example!
Don't forget the tax that will be due!
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Perhaps I'll take up the banks offer of a low interest loan for that! Anyhow, this years tax returns are not due until 31st January 2018, as I do my returns online. That's a long way off! Having said that I will probably submit them earlier.
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If I was in Malcolm's place and my wife was integral to the operation I would put the job in her name and act as unpaid chauffeur. Then with Tax allowance for the car etc and the wife's personal allowance I would not be hit for tax. Alternatively I would employ my wife to gain the tax relief
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She won't agree to that. She prefers to work voluntarily and have no income so that she doesn't have the worry and hassle of tax. The other problem is that the dinner2go contract is with me.
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