well done to the misses

[joebloggs]

my misses has just been offered a training place as a GP :xxgrinning--00xx3:, its been a long journey, 7yrs to get this far :cwm24:

she is one in a million :icon_sorry:

[raynaputi]

Wow! That's so great Joe, after so many years! Congratulations to your wifey! :xxgrinning--00xx3: now be good and give her a nice treat! :D

[lastlid]

Good stuff. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

well done to joes misses you must be so proud :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[imagine]

Congratulations to your missis :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Congratulations to mrs joebloggs. Now that's determination and grit.
More power to her joe. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Er does that mean you can retire now? :Erm:

[grahamw48]

Well done Mrs.Bloggs ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Yes congrats to her mate. All the hard work as paid off.:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[joebloggs]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Congratulations to mrs joebloggs. Now that's determination and grit.
More power to her joe. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Er does that mean you can retire now? :Erm:

thanks everyone :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

determination - for the last 2yrs she drove over 100miles a day , made to work xmas and boxing day, some weeks had to work 80 hrs :cwm24:

:icon_lol: i'm too young to retire :bigcry: thou giving up work might be an option, child care has cost us dearly :cwm24: might as well give my wage straight to childminder :doh

after the :censored: of the last 10 days Peter , its some good unexpected news :rolleyes:

[scottishbride]

my misses has just been offered a training place as a GP :xxgrinning--00xx3:, its been a long journey, 7yrs to get this far :cwm24:

she is one in a million :icon_sorry: Congratulations! She is definitely one in a million Joe! :)

[joebloggs]

Congratulations! She is definitely one in a million Joe! :)

:xxgrinning--00xx3: thanks scottishbride, and may many more follow her footsteps :rolleyes:

first time i chatted to my misses she was a second year med student, and that was 14yrs ago.. now that is a looooooooooooooooooooooong journey :icon_lol: just shows you dont give up, you'll get there in the end :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Rory]

Congratulations, that is some achievement. :)

[Dedworth]

:appl:Well done Mrs Joe - when you are trained up Mr Bloggs needs to point you in the direction of the lucrative GP Locum and Out of Hours services, it appears that being born overseas is a prerequisite for those wanting to jump on this gravy train

[joebloggs]

:appl:Well done Mrs Joe - when you are trained up Mr Bloggs needs to point you in the direction of the lucrative GP Locum and Out of Hours services, it appears that being born overseas is a prerequisite for those wanting to jump on this gravy train

:icon_lol: my misses does duty now, makes house visits out of hours and gets :censored: for it, dedworth you wouldn't believe the pittance she gets paid for doing that :cwm23:

[Doc Alan]

Congratulations and good luck with her training :xxgrinning--00xx3:.

[juvyjones28]

Congratulations to your wife Mod Joe :D:xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_sorry:

[Dedworth]

:icon_lol: my misses does duty now, makes house visits out of hours and gets :censored: for it, dedworth you wouldn't believe the pittance she gets paid for doing that :cwm23:

Joe do you remember the thread I posted about those criminal Indian parasites covering half of South West London ? There's been plenty of press reports about inept German locums on Premiership hourly rates who fly in for a couple of weekends work a month

[joebloggs]

Joe do you remember the thread I posted about those criminal Indian parasites covering half of South West London ? There's been plenty of press reports about inept German locums on Premiership hourly rates who fly in for a couple of weekends work a month

oh yes i remember, EU law, while my misses had to get at least 7 in each section of the academic version of IELTS, take plab1 and plab 2 exams, needed a cert of good standing, CRB checks, etc,, etc :angry:

[Dedworth]

oh yes i remember, EU law, while my misses had to get at least 7 in each section of the academic version of IELTS, take plab1 and plab 2 exams, needed a cert of good standing, CRB checks, etc,, etc :angry:

I've always been puzzled Joe about where EU law comes into the equation when numerous hospital Drs and Consultants originate from N Africa, Middle East & Asia - we must have had crap medical schools for the last 30 years or so :cwm23:

[Arthur Little]

:) I doff my hat :coucouchapeau: to you and your missus, Joe ... it's been a long, hard slog for the Bloggs family. Here's to better times ahead! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fluentlee]

Congratulations to your Misses! She's been living and working in the UK for 7 years now?

Wow, that's amazing!

Lee

[Doc Alan]

As far as EU law coming " into the equation " and " crap medical schools for the last 30 years or so " ....
around 2/5 of the 239,000 doctors on the GMC medical register are foreign – trained ( 88,000 ), including 23,000 from Europe.
Our medical schools are not crap, they are all of high standard and there’s no shortage of applicants.
The situation is complicated.
• The EU Working Time Directive limits doctors in training to a 48 hour week. Individuals can opt out but doctors’ rotas can’t be planned on the assumption that they all will. The effects of the Directive are to impact adversely on training, costs, and staffing levels. About a quarter of junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after 2 years. This has caused a discrepancy between the numbers of doctors we’re training in the UK and the number actually needed. Hence the high proportion of foreign doctors working here. The Directive is being reviewed, but only slowly.
• It’s a myth that UK can’t ban EU doctors, if they can’t speak adequate English or there are concerns about their medical ability. Language checks – required for non EU doctors like joeblogg’s wife – are not explicitly imposed by EU law, but neither are they outlawed. That’s the responsibility of future employers.

[Steve.r]

CONGRATULATIONS MRS JOE :Jump:

[joebloggs]

• It’s a myth that UK can’t ban EU doctors, if they can’t speak adequate English or there are concerns about their medical ability. Language checks – required for non EU doctors like joeblogg’s wife – are not explicitly imposed by EU law, but neither are they outlawed. That’s the responsibility of future employers.

your right Doc Alan, but EU doctors and not forgetting if they are an IMG married to a non british EU citizen then they dont need to register with the GMC or take the PLAB exams like most IMG's. thats :crazy:.

yes its up to the trust to check their level of english and qualification out and not up to the GMC.

[Dedworth]

your right Doc Alan, but EU doctors and not forgetting if they are an IMG married to a non british EU citizen then they dont need to register with the GMC or take the PLAB exams like most IMG's. thats :crazy:.

yes its up to the trust to check their level of english and qualification out and not up to the GMC.

A loophole you could drive a horse and cart through

[Doc Alan]

I thought ALL doctors wishing to work in UK had to be registered with the GMC ( http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/plab/before_you_apply.asp#Basic ).
It should certainly be the case that employers - whoever they are - make absolutely sure that qualifications, communication skills, grasp of idiomatic and colloquial language are enough to give them a job in which lives and health are at stake. This is not something that the GMC should be doing.
None of this detracts from the good news about your wife, Joebloggs :xxgrinning--00xx3:. There are very few filipino doctors in UK, and an absolute minority among the 60,000 GPs. Filipinos living in your area would be very glad to have good doctor from their own country looking after them :). I wish her all success in her training.

[fred]

Nice one Joe...Its been a long time coming..!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

The forum will soon be boosted by having two Docs on the forum :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

The forum will soon be boosted by having two Docs on the forum :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Is there a Doctor in the house ? :D

[Doc Alan]

Is there a Doctor in the house ? :D
Carry on Doctor :icon_lol:!

[Dedworth]

:laugher:
Carry on Doctor :icon_lol:!

Our local Town Hall was used for exterior shots of the "Hospital" and I believe the opening sequence shows an ambulance careering down the now pedestrianised High Street

http://images.moviepostershop.com/carry-on-doctor-movie-poster-1968-1020216231.jpg

[grahamw48]

One of their best. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

One of their best. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thee best :D

[grahamw48]

Whaaaaaaaaat ?

Sorry....got Hawkwind on full blast at the moment. :Cuckoo:

[stevie c]

:yikes:
Whaaaaaaaaat ?

Sorry....got Hawkwind on full blast at the moment. :Cuckoo:

:omg::icon_lol:

[Terpe]

Do you guy's realise that film was 1967 :yikes:

I wasn't even a twinkle in the eye :rolleyes: :D

Tempus fugit :doh

[grahamw48]

I thought it was earlier than that. :Erm:

That's the year I moved to York...doesn't seem 5 minutes ago. :icon_lol:

[tone]

Congratulations to you and your Wife - great news!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Eyes O'Donnell]

Congratulations to your wifey Mod joe :) her hard work and dedication has paid off :):xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3: