I’ve signed up to NHS
Elect; I had this idea that it might be a source of CPD… As I logged in the
form asked me my interests. It listed such diverse topics as
Am I being hopelessly
naïve in expecting to have seen topics such as “blood tests” or “doing
an X-ray” or “giving a bed bath”? Perhaps NHS Elect might have some
useful stuff?
The trouble with me is
that I am a hopeless old reactionary and I am too dismissive of anything which
I might describe as “management nonsense”. Am I being *that*
unreasonable in hoping that they might offer a comprehensive series of webinars
suited to the haematology BMS?
One of the courses they
offer is on “growing your social media following”,
and that always gets me going. Many years ago I posted a selfie to Facebook at
six o’clock in the morning whilst on a night shift and commented that I was
tired. I received a formal written warning for doing so. During the hearing I
was formally told by a senior manager that there was a formal policy that any
mention on social media whatsoever of where I worked at the time was seen as
bringing it into disrepute. Whether or not it said good, bad or indifferent
things about the place.
And now we are being
encouraged to grow our professional following on-line on that same social media.
How times have changed
Was there a formal
policy? Somehow I doubt it. I should really let it go…
Shortly after that
episode the fellow who gave me the formal written warning had the cheek to add
me as a Facebook friend…
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