Hi Niteshift, I used to go out with a nurse and watched over a period of about 3 years her disillusionment with working for the NHS, but it is exactly what I am on about, that is the really useful and productive members of our society, ie Nurses are treated like dirt, paid very little and the demands on their time are immense. Sound familiar ... and you probably know that the managers, who generally are the ones who screw it up are paid phenomenal amounts of cash plus perks and the doctors/consultants are also overpaid and treated like mini gods.

The NHS is a great asset and medical care is given to everyone freely and this is a good thing and I know that most English people do not mind paying tax to support it, they do mind the injustices of bad management and support the nurses in every way they can and we consider that it is a very good thing both in practice and principle to have free health care at the point of delivery.

I don't know the situation in Australia, please reveal!!

And my ex-girlfriend, she eventually told them where to stick their lousy job and dis-appeared into the sunset to live happily ever. Their loss!!