Friday 14 March 2008

Cornucopia of nations

Day 16 of my Mum's stay in hospital.

Looks like she will be discharged on Monday all going well. I can't wait and I'm sure she will be happy to be back at her nursing home. She has received attentive and diligent care but the staff seem constantly to be stretched.

Spending this amount of time at the hospital I have seen first hand an effect of the shortage of home grown medical staff. So many are from other countries. The medical team looking after my Mum comprises a Specialist from Sri Lanka, a Registrar from Fiji and a Junior Medical Officer from Singapore.

Most of the Nursing staff seem to be from various countries around Asia, Middle East and Africa with the occasional British or Irish nurse thrown in for good measure.

The hospital is a mini United Nations.

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