These hours are killing me!

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by johnep

You'll just love it when you have been there early and then the afternoon/evening locum does not turn up and they ask you to work the whole day.
johnep

...if that's the case you need to start talking overtime rates with them, ask if they will pay the cancellation fee for the golf course or whatever springs to mind.
If they do talk you into it make sure that you take about half-an-hour calling everyone that you know including people that you haven't seen for years, to make sure that all your after work activities are re-arranged.

Go on be wicked...

[Raju]

Originally Posted by Pharmanaut

Agreed - you have to be business-like. I would not be expect to be paid for breaks. However, if I did a delivery in my lunch break I would claim the time, same if asked back early or left a bit later. Not had anyone employing me object to this either. For locums breaks are a good time to read the pharmacy magazines (CPD they call it now) or to let the two co-codamol 8/500 start to work on the headache from the morning session.

For me its two co-codamol 8/500mg plus an ibuprofen 400mg!

[SolomonQ]

im sure people have access to co-codamol 30-500, Go for it!!! id say

[johnep]

Do that and risk being struck off for theft of drugs. many a pharmacist has slid down that slope.
johnep

[SolomonQ]

erm.....pay for it fool!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Titch]

Originally Posted by SolomonQ

erm.....pay for it fool!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's still illegal as it's a POM!!!

[Tony Schofield]

A pharmacist locum I know well was dismissed from a branch of a massive supermarket chain he locummed in for buying 100 paracetamol.

Co-codamol 30/500? You used the word "fool".

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by Tony Schofield

A pharmacist locum I know well was dismissed from a branch of a massive supermarket chain he locummed in for buying 100 paracetamol.

Co-codamol 30/500? You used the word "fool".

Some of these places - its like being on permanent jankers.