Hey guys, another post from me!!
I just wanted to know if the present situation regarding the lack of cover for physio's who take leave is widespread or just at the current hospital im at. During my placment both the senior and the rotating jnr aswell as the other senior on the rotating jnr's other ward have been sick and to my absolute shock they aren't covered by anyone i.e. no one comes in to replace them. This then increases the work load for everyone else and ultimately it is the patients who then suffer. It appears that without students, this situation would be a whole lot worse and probably unachieveable. I don't even want to think what would happen if the senior and the junior were away......could the ward run with just students and is that even allowed? What I don't undersatnd is why there is not an on-call physio or even an agency for example. Im pretty sure that if a nurse/doctor is sick they get someone to cover for them. It kind of puts out the impression that we and what we do is expendable, as its not necessary to cover those who are sick. Just something that has got under my skin, so just wondering what ye all thought! Suanne xo
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Hi Suanne,
guess what, my supervisor was sick this pm and headed home during lunch, while the other student doing prac with me had her final assessment which left me alone running the whole ward pretty much....Wasn't any cover for any of them neither. However,I still managed to see all patients and finished on time. I reckon that's because the supervisor trust us students enough and think that we are capable of handling the situation and hence did not call for a replacement. Don't think they will do the same to 3rd yr students or if they think that you are incompetent??
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