People are harsh on the NHS about not…
People are harsh on the NHS about not enough frontline staff, long waiting times, etc.
The easiest way to resolve the matter is recruitment.
My experience as an applicant: No updates, no feedback other than rejecting what they've asked for.
Despite submitting solid evidence, it was rejected.
Next step is a final interview before I'm fairly sure, I'll be rejected as well and be forced to leave the country.
I'm an experienced Paramedic, with relevant qualifications and 10 years in South African EMS.
When your family member is in critical condition at home, and you call for an ambulance and get told there's a long waiting time for any help to come, just know it's not because the NHS or your local trust doesn't care, but they simply don't have the staff and resources.
Sadly, it's up to the HCPC to process the people who could be out saving lives and making a difference and help fix the staffing shortages. I send my support to the lower level staff at the HCPC who are doing their best in the failing system. Hopefully the people in a decision making capacity will enact change in the near future to allow people who have gone through the right channels to work here legally and bolster staffing numbers.