StarSparkle   10 #421 Posted October 16, 2007 Why? Shooting communist Scots who commit treason (on behelf of the micks or their own account) seems something we need more of rather than less of in these days of rebellion north of the border.  ???????  I'll ask you too: Are you feeling alright?  StarSparkle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nick2   10 #422 Posted October 16, 2007 Not wanting to bring the debate down, but surely if somebody has chosen to live here they should adapt to our culture  Like English people do in Spain, with their English pubs, egg-and-chip restaurants and English speaking clubs/housing developments ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman   10 #423 Posted October 16, 2007 Not wanting to bring the debate down, but surely if somebody has chosen to live here they should adapt to our culture, not vice versa, and immigrant doctors should only be used to fill vacancies unable to be filled by uk born doctors.  i'm not disputing that if there is a significant indiginous workforce available, jobs shouldn't be available to them. however if some silver spoon southerner doesn't want to take a job at a Glasgow Gorbals hospital, the job should be offered elsewhere, so the immigrant Dr is fulfilling a post not filled by a UK doctor.  as for culture adaption- i think thats irrelevant.if you were taken ill in Egypt on holiday for instance would you not appreciate an English speaking doctor? or if you got a holiday home in Spain - most people would expect a level of service from their home country i would assume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr contrite   10 #424 Posted October 16, 2007 i'm not disputing that if there is a significant indiginous workforce available, jobs shouldn't be available to them. however if some silver spoon southerner doesn't want to take a job at a Glasgow Gorbals hospital, the job should be offered elsewhere, so the immigrant Dr is fulfilling a post not filled by a UK doctor. as for culture adaption- i think thats irrelevant.if you were taken ill in Egypt on holiday for instance would you not appreciate an English speaking doctor? or if you got a holiday home in Spain - most people would expect a level of service from their home country i would assume.  You are assuming that our own doctors are southeners who dont want to work north of the border, whereas the story is of doctors not getting the chance to get the job in the first place.   If i was taken ill abroard i would hope i got good treatment, regardless of the language spoken.  Until we have the situation where we are able to employ all who can work in this country, are able to adequately look after all who are ill, can house all our own in decent housing, can educate our own children to a decent level, then all immigration should stop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
StarSparkle   10 #425 Posted October 16, 2007 i'm not disputing that if there is a significant indiginous workforce available, jobs shouldn't be available to them. however if some silver spoon southerner doesn't want to take a job at a Glasgow Gorbals hospital, the job should be offered elsewhere, so the immigrant Dr is fulfilling a post not filled by a UK doctor. as for culture adaption- i think thats irrelevant.if you were taken ill in Egypt on holiday for instance would you not appreciate an English speaking doctor? or if you got a holiday home in Spain - most people would expect a level of service from their home country i would assume.  So do you advocate every hospital in Britain employing doctors well versed in any number of foreign languages, on the off-chance they get to treat a patient who's on holiday here for a week, but doesn't speak English??  That is completely bizarre.  Why the hell should we employ doctors from abroad when there are thousands of British doctors unable to find work? Absolute lunacy.  Starsparkle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman   10 #426 Posted October 16, 2007 You are assuming that our own doctors are southeners who dont want to work north of the border, whereas the story is of doctors not getting the chance to get the job in the first place.  If i was taken ill abroard i would hope i got good treatment, regardless of the language spoken.  Until we have the situation where we are able to employ all who can work in this country, are able to adequately look after all who are ill, can house all our own in decent housing, can educate our own children to a decent level, then all immigration should stop.  i understood the problem to be that doctors didnt get the jobs they had applied for - i used the southern issue as a pertinent example of why a dr. wouldn't want that job. therefore he wouldn't be offered it.  using the ex pats i know as an example - they expect the same treatment that they are accustomed too i.e UK hospital treatment and service. i would assume people in uk hospitals may feel the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr contrite   10 #427 Posted October 16, 2007 So do you advocate every hospital in Britain employing doctors well versed in any number of foreign languages, on the off-chance they get to treat a patient who's on holiday here for a week, but doesn't speak English??  That is completely bizarre.  Why the hell should we employ doctors from abroad when there are thousands of British doctors unable to find work? Absolute lunacy.  Starsparkle  Funny how we disagree over many things, yet our aims are the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr contrite   10 #428 Posted October 16, 2007 i understood the problem to be that doctors didnt get the jobs they had applied for - i used the southern issue as a pertinent example of why a dr. wouldn't want that job. therefore he wouldn't be offered it. using the ex pats i know as an example - they expect the same treatment that they are accustomed too i.e UK hospital treatment and service. i would assume people in uk hospitals may feel the same.  If they want the same treatment they are used to, how come we have a problem with health tourism? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman   10 #429 Posted October 16, 2007 So do you advocate every hospital in Britain employing doctors well versed in any number of foreign languages, on the off-chance they get to treat a patient who's on holiday here for a week, but doesn't speak English??  That is completely bizarre.  Why the hell should we employ doctors from abroad when there are thousands of British doctors unable to find work? Absolute lunacy.  Starsparkle  as i understood it there are thousands of dr's unable to get the job they want. that is not the same as unable to find work.  as for the loopy comment, well what should i expect. the point i made was simple- foreign dr's MAY add some benefit to being employed here. i didn't say they did, i didn't say they were better - i just put the suggestion in the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
StarSparkle   10 #430 Posted October 16, 2007 Funny how we disagree over many things, yet our aims are the same.  Eh?  Our aims are nothing like - you are a BNP sympathiser, I am a Socialist.  I'll thank you to stop trying to slur my name  StarSparkle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr contrite   10 #431 Posted October 16, 2007 as i understood it there are thousands of dr's unable to get the job they want. that is not the same as unable to find work.  as for the loopy comment, well what should i expect. the point i made was simple- foreign dr's MAY add some benefit to being employed here. i didn't say they did, i didn't say they were better - i just put the suggestion in the thread.  That is based on your opinion, the fact is that 3,900 uk born doctors were unable to find employment, due to immigration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr contrite   10 #432 Posted October 16, 2007 Eh?  Our aims are nothing like - you are a BNP sympathiser, I am a Socialist.  I'll thank you to stop trying to slur my name  StarSparkle  It wasnt an attempt to slur your name, simply pointing out that there is a fine line between my political beliefs, and yours, particularly on this subject of immigrant doctors, or do you disagree with my point that we should be looking after our own before we help others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...