Operating department practitioner Puns

Good day to all,

I'm looking to join the military as an ODP. I'm unsure what branch to join. Any ODPs out there that can shed some light on their experiences in the Army and or Navy? Trying to weigh up the pros and cons.

Many thanks.

Hi all,

Hope it's okay to post this here. I'm 27 and live in the UK (England) and I'm looking to make a career change. I currently work in social care essentially, but am looking at retraining to become an Operating Department Practitioner, Speech and Language Therapist, or Radiographer. Have a few questions to help me decide:

• Which is "easiest"/hardest - in terms of pace and/or working conditions and/or the difficulty of the day-to-day job?

• Which would give me the broadest/"best" medical understanding (specifically anatomy, injury, or disease)?

• Which is likely to be most interesting in the long-term?

• I am quite a disorganised person (though I have found some ways to manage this, to some extent) and perhaps would struggle to juggle several complex/important tasks (I have ruled out nursing partly for this reason). Which role do you think would be best for me in this sense?

• How easily can you get time off in these jobs? Can you book annual leave for whenever you want, or is it hard to get / does it get cancelled etc? Do you know your shifts a long way in advance, or do you only find out each month or something?

• Any comments on the day-to-day general work culture/atmosphere in these professions?

I don't mind working with child patients but would rather work mainly with adults.

In my ideal world I would have a job where I see some strange/interesting stuff, gain some interesting medical knowledge, have decent colleagues, and don't have to work absolutely flat out without breaking concentration all day.

Any information or suggestions very welcome and much appreciated. Thank you for reading!

Hi all,

I’ve been sent to r/nhs from r/premedsuk

I’m hoping you can shed light of my current dilemma. Recently I decided I wanted to go back to University after getting married and having children. I applied for Operations Department Practice at Coventry University as this is something I have wanted to do for years but did not meet entry requirement. This is likely due to having no previous medical related qualifications. I have however been offered two choices by the university after considering my application. The courses I have been offered are;

Applied Bioscience (Foundation Year)

Health, Education and Wellbeing (Foundation Year)

Having researched both subjects I am still unsure with option would be best to follow into a career as an ODP.

Could anyone shed some light?

Thanks in advance,

Education Department Addresses Student Loan Forgiveness

Mark Kantrowitz12:54pm EST Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid , reviewed the status of broad student loan forgiveness during a U.S. Department of Education conference for college financial aid administrators.

Student Loan Forgiveness and Debt Relief Richard Cordray, COO of Federal Student Aid, [+] Getty Richard Cordray said that he will not say anything about broad student loan forgiveness, which he called general loan forgiveness, leaving any decisions to the White House.

He did discuss Federal Student Aid’s efforts regarding targeted loan forgiveness and the restart of repayment of federal student loans in February 2022.

Targeted loan forgiveness includes U.S. Department of Education efforts concerning automated disability discharge, borrower defense to repayment discharge, and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver. The PSLF waiver allows payments made in the FFEL program and in any repayment plan to count toward PSLF, if the borrowers consolidate their loans and/or file a PSLF form through October 31, 2022.

Finally, Richard Cordray discussed the U.S. Department of Educations regarding the restart of repayment of federal student loans in February 2022. These include direct and indirect communications to borrowers, making it easier for borrowers to renew or sign up for auto-debit, and encouraging struggling borrowers to sign up for income-driven repayment.

This is a transcript of the relevant section of Richard Cordray’s remarks:

“Finally, let me address a topic that’s being widely discussed right now, which is student loan forgiveness. To be more precise for our purposes today, it’s really three different but related topics: general loan forgiveness, targeted loan forgiveness programs and the return to repayment.

On general loan forgiveness, many people seem to have a great deal to say, but as the chief of FSA, I do not. Instead, I will simply say it is a decision for the White House to make, not for me. And, whatever they decide, FSA will faithfully implement.

Targeted loan forgiveness programs are a different matter altogether. We are deeply involved in several areas here.

During the summer the Department announced that more than $5.8 billion of Total and Permanent Disability discharges would be granted to several hundred thousand borrowers through a data match with the Social Security Administration. We are working to make that happen.

The Depa

THIS POST IS EDITED 1/10/22 TO REFLECT IMPORTANT UPDATES

American Physician Partners is now reported to be negotiating a long-term extension upon its bank debt which was originally due on December 21, 2021, and is further reported to have an extension on that maturity in place to accommodate such negotiation.

Financial industry press reported that the loan was not refinanced before its original maturity due in part to perception of impact of the "No Surprise Billing" regulations. APP strongly asserts that it does not engage in surprise billing and the new regulations should not significantly impact it.

APP today advised staff of its strong financial position, good prospects for business, and confidence it will obtain a long-term extension. of its debt.

Practitioners and other employees and contractors should consider organizing in order to participate in the ongoing negotiations to the extent that they might benefit from doing so.

Hi reddit. Thanks for helping me. I am a boy who doesnt want to change bed sheets etc but woudlnt mind the other jobs nurses do. On the other hand, i am interested in ODP. Are there any ODP's here that can offer me advice on job security, employment rate and how 'fun' the job can be. Thank you. UK JOB PLEASE

Hi all,

Hope it's okay to post this here. I'm 27 and live in the UK (England) and I'm looking to make a career change. I currently work in social care essentially, but am looking at retraining to become an Operating Department Practitioner, Speech and Language Therapist, or Radiographer. Have a few questions to help me decide:

• Which is "easiest"/hardest - in terms of pace and/or working conditions and/or the difficulty of the day-to-day job?

• Which would give me the broadest/"best" medical understanding (specifically anatomy, injury, or disease)?

• Which is likely to be most interesting in the long-term?

• I am quite a disorganised person (though I have found some ways to manage this, to some extent) and perhaps would struggle to juggle several complex/important tasks (I have ruled out nursing partly for this reason). Which role do you think would be best for me in this sense?

• How easily can you get time off in these jobs? Can you book annual leave for whenever you want, or is it hard to get / does it get cancelled etc? Do you know your shifts a long way in advance, or do you only find out each month or something?

Any comments on the day-to-day general work culture/atmosphere in these professions?

I don't mind working with child patients but would rather work mainly with adults.

In my ideal world I would have a job where I see some interesting stuff, gain some interesting medical knowledge, have decent colleagues, and don't have to work absolutely flat out without breaking concentration all day.

Any information or suggestions very welcome and much appreciated. Thank you for reading!