Working in A&E is perceived as the the less prestigious end of the medical profession, hence the fact that so few doctors aspire to it.

Far better to be a GP, work 9-5 from behind a desk and get paid £120,000 p/a.

Dally, if I have an injury or painful condition I don't give a toss what colour, religion or nationality the medical staff in A & E are as long as they are qualified and treat my problem.

Nor do I.

Middle class/risk-averse?

<<<''Stops watching US Open tennis and awaits with eager anticipation for enlightenment?''>>>

I've edited that post to better explain what I intended to say.

Alot of our visits are due to parademics getting called. They always insist on taking junior to hospital even when we don't want to. The problem with going to hospital when there is no actual injury is that we may as well be taking double-Dutch as none of the doctors have a clue what we are talking about as junior's condition is beyond their knowledge and expertise.

The post about the prestige of A&E rings true.

I've spent the last eight days, for 12 hours a day, sat in my local maternity ward with Mrs Scooter Nik. Of the staff there, I'd say that a good 80% were of white, British origin. The odd thing though was, that of the 20% that weren't, the vast majority where in the more highly qualified posts.

This is to say that the midwives, nurses, cleaning and ancillery staff, Sister were all English, but all the specialist staff bar the anesthatist were from abroad. I've no idea what that tells us, but it must say something.

I'd also like to say that the Shorpe General Hospital's Maternity Unit staff were incredibly helpful, knowlegeable, efficient and informative from the midwife assistants at the coal face to the consultant we saw on a regular enough basis. Their effiency was in no way affected by their ethnicity or nationality.

Much prefer to use the local NHS drop in centres that are about these days for anything i would consider an emergency

Viagra repeat prescription?

When ever I've needed A&E I haven't given a tuppeny where the doctor/nurse was from and their skin colour.

Talking of the NHS, the Minister for Murdoch now plans to sell of lashings more of our health service so that his mates can stick their noses even further into the trough.

rlStoryrl

It wouldn't be top of my list if my heart was packing in, I just need them to know what they are doing.

oohh, I much prefer a nice little asian nurse tending to my every need

much more sympathetic than the stern, stony faced western nurses....

...well, we all have our little foibles...