Chreze:


The most painful part is the health. How do you have flu regularly. I have family and friends who had kids before me, I never heard anyone complain regularly about their kids having regular infection from nursery. How do you live with the possibility of your child being ill for an average of 10 times (+ or -) in a year. It’s disturbing.

How old is your child? I suspect they are under 5. At that age because of reduced immunity and poor hygiene habits, they tend to pick up a lot of bugs especially if they are in a nursery with other kids. This is not just peculiar to the UK but everywhere. It is more apparent here because the GPs won’t prescribe any medicine for cold/flu/cough as you call it. They expect the kids to fight the flu and build up immunity. Even sickness and diarrhoea, they will tell you to let it run its course which someone coming from Nigeria might find very odd.
And rightly so by the time the kids are 5 and in primary school, you will notice that episodes of flu/cold/fever are few and far in between. We are so used to taking medicine for minor ailments that we don’t allow our body to heal and replenish itself. So all I’m saying in essence, is not to worry too much it will get easier for your child as they get older .

Check out wearearc.co.uk for hospitality jobs very fast to recruit but they play every 36th day

lightofjoy:
Asking for someone, pls how can someone get a factor work or kitchen assistance work in Liverpool.

Also, does a student tax exemption covers the partner too. Or will the partner pay his/her tax separately.

Davidonkonsults:
Wahala like bicycle. De listen for knock on your door.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/police-premier-league-illegal-streaming-28911133

I still dey await the knock o .........

QuickOne Sirs/Mas, A woman came on student visa with a kid, husband who is a US citizen comes in with a visiting visa, is it possible to switch the visa to a dependent visa while here?

AlphaCentaurii:
Hello everyone.
My contract will be expiring in 5 months, same time the validity of my BRP ends.
I'm sure of getting a contract extension from my employer.
The question now is, will letting agencies and landlords give me a rent now knowing fully well my BRP ends in 5 months? I'm really eager to change my apartment.

I think they will, a friend of mine did it, they only sent a mail for him to provide an updated right to rent share code when their record showed the previous one was about to expire

Not possible. Has to leave the country

AgentXxx:
QuickOne Sirs/Mas, A woman came on student visa with a kid, husband who is a US citizen comes in with a visiting visa, is it possible to switch the visa to a dependent visa while here?

absool:

Really? Thank God I didn't bother

No bother o

Lexusgs430:



Wow ....... Where una dey see this money o...... I arrived Heathrow airport, with only one single £5 bill......

My journey was a story...........

Na Buhari dey epp us o

Chreze:




1. Health
2. Security
3. Then every other things …………..

Health is the biggest, n with what I am seeing here in the UK, we might have a similar health situation like in some/most low African countries where they need medical aid from external sources/governments or countries.

Was reading an article yesterday where a UK Mental health nurse left the UK and went to Australia. Said she was earning more selling ice cream to people as an attendant while waiting for her license than she earned as a full time nurse in the UK

it's really sad and weird..with all the stress and everything, they still earn peanuts .. Youtube now is full of UK nurses who have made the jump to US , New Zealand or Australia and are making way better money than they did in the UK with lower stress levels

Now, imagine they dont even have influx of nurses from Nigeria and other African countries, it would have been really mad

Something needs to be done about it in the near future of na collapse them dey look at

Morning All,

A friend needs some advice. She has had her 3year Child in a nursery since 2021 on the afternoon schedule (1pm to 6pm) while she was studying and her husband working full time. The Child qualified for the 15 free hours in September last year and has been going 3 times a week. My Friend recently finished studying and is now trying to get a job, do her driving lessons while taking care of 2 older kids (9 and 7)

The Nursery contacted her some days ago to change the timing of her child coming to the nursery because they want to make space for other working parents who desperately need it. The timing they are suggesting is not convenient and they are saying since she is not working she should take up those times.

Is it right for the Nursery to do this knowing that Nursery spaces are 1st come 1st have and my friend had to wait during her own time to get a slot? She is confused on what to do.

Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks.

Rightly said, lets us not forget that its not only Nurses that are in the health care system, there are other allied health professions too. They all have the same burnout ratios with very low reward in the UK unfortunately. These workers are all moving out to where wages are higher and stress level is slightly reduced. So what happens is influx of workers from under developed nations - to the UK - then the ones who can continue the journey then move to countries they believe they can get higher pay and afford them better life for their family. Health care workers aside, even high end tech roles and other high skilled professions are all low pay in the UK in comparison to other developed countries.

hustla:


Was reading an article yesterday where a UK Mental health nurse left the UK and went to Australia. Said she was earning more selling ice cream to people as an attendant while waiting for her license than she earned as a full time nurse in the UK

it's really sad and weird..with all the stress and everything, they still earn peanuts .. Youtube now is full of UK nurses who have made the jump to US , New Zealand or Australia and are making way better money than they did in the UK with lower stress levels

Now, imagine they dont even have influx of nurses from Nigeria and other African countries, it would have been really mad

Something needs to be done about it in the near future of na collapse them dey look at

Peerielass:


How old is your child? I suspect they are under 5. At that age because of reduced immunity and poor hygiene habits, they tend to pick up a lot of bugs especially if they are in a nursery with other kids. This is not just peculiar to the UK but everywhere. It is more apparent here because the GPs won’t prescribe any medicine for cold/flu/cough as you call it. They expect the kids to fight the flu and build up immunity. Even sickness and diarrhoea, they will tell you to let it run its course which someone coming from Nigeria might find very odd.
And rightly so by the time the kids are 5 and in primary school, you will notice that episodes of flu/cold/fever are few and far in between. We are so used to taking medicine for minor ailments that we don’t allow our body to heal and replenish itself. So all I’m saying in essence, is not to worry too much it will get easier for your child as they get older .

I no go lie you, it’s hard to not worry. The number of paracetamol we have had is too much. My principle is less medicine, more fruits and rest. When I have headache, I know it’s cos I am stressed, so I just bath and sleep. But that’s not how it’s been working of lately.

Before Christmas we had serious flu, oga first got it and gave us. He’s been fine since, but I am nervous because school just resumed. A part of me is like get ready, I no know how person go de get ready for something like that. I can’t wait for him to grow up so we move out of this phase. I hate the discomfort.

Mroriginal:
Rightly said, lets us not forget that its not only Nurses that are in the health care system, there are other allied health professions too. They all have the same burnout ratios with very low reward in the UK unfortunately. These workers are all moving out to where wages are higher and stress level is slightly reduced. So what happens is influx of workers from under developed nations - to the UK - then the ones who can continue the journey then move to countries they believe they can get higher pay and afford them better life for their family. Health care workers aside, even high end tech roles and other high skilled professions are all low pay in the UK in comparison to other developed countries.

It's not a sustainable model

...True, its not only in healthcare, it is what it is, I guess

hustla:




Something needs to be done about it in the near future of na collapse them dey look at

Not really, the UK is a pro at bouncing back. The current issues are not new - Thatcher had far more union strikes to contend with in her time, many complaining about the same issues of today.
Brits have been migrating to Australia, Europe, US for years.
Many Brits alive can still remember when the country went through rations on food and energy
So while we are going through a rough patch at the moment, we've bounced back before and will do so again

Zahra29:


Not really, the UK is a pro at bouncing back. The current issues are not new - Thatcher had far more union strikes to contend with in her time, many complaining about the same issues of today.
Brits have been migrating to Australia, Europe, US for years.
Many Brits alive can still remember when the country went through rations on food and energy
So while we are going through a rough patch at the moment, we've bounced back before and will do so again

At what point in time did they increase salaries or address root cause issues?

Peerielass:


How old is your child? I suspect they are under 5. At that age because of reduced immunity and poor hygiene habits, they tend to pick up a lot of bugs especially if they are in a nursery with other kids. This is not just peculiar to the UK but everywhere. It is more apparent here because the GPs won’t prescribe any medicine for cold/flu/cough as you call it. They expect the kids to fight the flu and build up immunity. Even sickness and diarrhoea, they will tell you to let it run its course which someone coming from Nigeria might find very odd.
And rightly so by the time the kids are 5 and in primary school, you will notice that episodes of flu/cold/fever are few and far in between. We are so used to taking medicine for minor ailments that we don’t allow our body to heal and replenish itself. So all I’m saying in essence, is not to worry too much it will get easier for your child as they get older .

Well said

hustla:


Was reading an article yesterday where a UK Mental health nurse left the UK and went to Australia. Said she was earning more selling ice cream to people as an attendant while waiting for her license than she earned as a full time nurse in the UK

it's really sad and weird..with all the stress and everything, they still earn peanuts .. Youtube now is full of UK nurses who have made the jump to US , New Zealand or Australia and are making way better money than they did in the UK with lower stress levels

Now, imagine they dont even have influx of nurses from Nigeria and other African countries, it would have been really mad

Something needs to be done about it in the near future of na collapse them dey look at

They don’t have options, the pressure on health care workers is too much, and the pay doesn’t match the wahala. Something is happening in the UK and the government need to act fast.

Fruits and vegetables (meant to keep us healthy) are not fresh anymore (no thanks to brexit that led to farmers from Poland and its like leaving). Obviously, they can’t be applying and renewing papers like we do. I can’t remember the last time I saw fresh spinach and apples in asda. This is the same asda superstore that fed us with Very fresh stuffs early 2021. I don’t want to talk about Sainsbury’s and LIdL (with their unripe fruits).

Doctors and Nurses are leaving. Not enough hands. It’s difficult to do tests, doctors will only speak to you when the situation is critical. So now the only option is for us all to go private, you know the price.

The UK Government need to act fast, it’s a shame for health worker from UK to move to other country in mass. Few people relocating is normal, but the reason for the relocation is the thing. Nurses are abandoning their jobs to go into other professions. It’s just a shame.

nineville:




For those who are asking, my international passport was delivered today. I completed biometrics on November 3, 2022, in London. The anticipated delivery date was January 4, 2023, according to the date on the acknowledgement copy that was captioned on phone. Give or take any glitch, that means the arrival date will be around one week later.

@nineville Thanks for this, I just realize that I didnt look at that acknowledgement slip very well to notice that there is anticipated delivery date. For all those renewing their passport and Nigeria House, You will be asked to take a picture of the final acknowledgement copy with your phone. It has the date proposed date you passport will be dispatched. At least that will allay your worries a little bit.

hustla:


At what point in time did they increase salaries or address root cause issues?

Too young to remember lol, but Thatcher had to go, and eventually the Tories gave way to Blair and there were huge reforms.
This government will have to make concessions to the nurses and co soon enough.
And I'm sure when Labour come in they will (try to) address the legacy issues

"Keep calm and carry on" is the UK motto for a reason

Chreze:


Doctors and Nurses are leaving. Not enough hands. It’s difficult to do tests, doctors will only speak to you when the situation is critical. So now the only option is for us all to go private, you know the price.

My friend managed to get a date for June ..since last year

Something has to give and it appears Brexit was a mistake

Zahra29:


Too young to remember lol, but Thatcher had to go, and eventually the Tories gave way to Blair and there were huge reforms.
This government will have to make concessions to the nurses and co soon enough.
And I'm sure when Labour come in they will (try to) address the legacy issues

"Keep calm and carry on" is the UK motto for a reason

Well, let us wait and see

Zahra29:


Not really, the UK is a pro at bouncing back. The current issues are not new - Thatcher had far more union strikes to contend with in her time, many complaining about the same issues of today.
Brits have been migrating to Australia, Europe, US for years.
Many Brits alive can still remember when the country went through rations on food and energy
So while we are going through a rough patch at the moment, we've bounced back before and will do so again

To be honest, I doubt the guys in management now have clear ideas and vision to restore the situations. Also the reason for relocation is different ( I would like to believe) from the past. It’s a shame for a doctor from the UK to relocate to Australia and Canada for reasons like pay and stress. What happens when the doctors from developing countries return to their own country or decide to move to the Australia and Canada, since it’s got better pay and cost of living?

Don’t think we are having this conversation because we hate the country, trust me that’s not the situation. It’s just that what our uncles who came in the 80’s/90’s told us is different from what we are experiencing

Zahra29:


Too young to remember lol, but Thatcher had to go, and eventually the Tories gave way to Blair and there were huge reforms.
This government will have to make concessions to the nurses and co soon enough.
And I'm sure when Labour come in they will (try to) address the legacy issues

"Keep calm and carry on" is the UK motto for a reason

This just made me smile…very refreshing

Chreze:


To be honest, I doubt the guys in management now have clear ideas and vision to restore the situations. Also the reason for relocation is different ( I would like to believe) from the past. It’s a shame for a doctor from the UK to relocate to Australia and Canada for reasons like pay and stress. What happens when the doctors from developing countries return to their own country or decide to move to the Australia and Canada, since it’s got better pay and cost of living?

Don’t think we are having this conversation because we hate the country, trust me that’s not the situation. It’s just that what our uncles who came in the 80’s/90’s told us is different from what we are experiencing

If you reminisce well you will realize that the uncle's had similar complains back then.

Santa2:


If you reminisce well you will realize that the uncle's had similar complains back then.

To be honest I can’t remember them complaining at all. The only thing I remember was that they had beef with people in Germany that time, because people in Germany were sending more okrika and used stuff to Nigeria.

jum33:
For those that have gotten their ILR through skilled worker route ,is it a must for your employer must have paid up to the minimum annual going rate at the end of a year for their employee eg for some of my folks that are carer ,the minimum annual wage set by the the home office should be 20,480pounds per year but what about if their wages dont meet up tp that target due to the fault of their employer not getting jobs enough to spread around to meet up with their 40 hours per week.Hope thiis kind of issue wont create problem for the employee visa conditons

Of course it will cause problems.

.

Thanks bro would relay to him

Bourne007:
Not possible. Has to leave the country

codedarrow:
Dear @justwise @Lexusgs430

Pls help!

Trying to apply for canada tourist visa from UK and they are asking for national identity document, I want to use UK NI but I am confused on what to choose from the list(Image attached)

Kindly help please.

You shouldn’t be choosing anything from this list. Your national identity document for now is your Nigerian passport unless of course you already have BC…….if so you wouldn’t be needing a visa.

hustla:


Was reading an article yesterday where a UK Mental health nurse left the UK and went to Australia. Said she was earning more selling ice cream to people as an attendant while waiting for her license than she earned as a full time nurse in the UK

it's really sad and weird..with all the stress and everything, they still earn peanuts .. Youtube now is full of UK nurses who have made the jump to US , New Zealand or Australia and are making way better money than they did in the UK with lower stress levels

Now, imagine they dont even have influx of nurses from Nigeria and other African countries, it would have been really mad

Something needs to be done about it in the near future of na collapse them dey look at

The stress levels for healthcare workers are the same everywhere. Canadians are complaining they can't GP appointments and can't even register with a GP as there is staff shortage and current staff are overworked

I can tell you that despite the high pay here, health professionals are also leaving. One of our ED wards in Wellington was closed due to staff shortage last week. Patients presenting at emergency dept have upto 14 hour waits to be triaged and I have been waiting to see a gynaecologist for 2 and half years here in NZ. At this point, I'm even happy to go see one anywhere. I'm having to pay privately to see one later this month and even that was a 6 week wait. All our nurses, Drs, surgeons are ethnic minorities as well from developing countries and they don't even make it easy for them to come in and practice unlike the UK

The grass is always greener on the other side till you get there o!

codedarrow:
Dear @justwise @Lexusgs430

Pls help!

Trying to apply for canada tourist visa from UK and they are asking for national identity document, I want to use UK NI but I am confused on what to choose from the list(Image attached)

Kindly help please.

Are you a britico.........

Thanks .

Peerielass:


You shouldn’t be choosing anything from this list. Your national identity document for now is your Nigerian passport unless of course you already have BC…….if so you wouldn’t be needing a visa.