Filipino nurses assisted Kate Middleton in giving birth to the future king of Britain

LONDON--Filipino nurses were among those who assisted Kate Middleton in giving birth to a future king of the United Kingdom, Filipinos working at St. Mary's Hospital told InterAksyon.com on Tuesday morning in London.



A Filipina nurse who requested anonymity said that several Filipino "theatre nurses"--equivalent to nurses assigned to a hospital's operating room--had assisted in Middleton's childbirth on Monday at room 301 of the exclusive Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital.


However, these nurses have been ordered to keep other details of the childbirth to themselves in light of keeping the privacy and security of the royal family.


About 300 Filipino nurses work at St. Mary's Hospital, according to the Filipina nurse interviewed by InterAksyon, adding that Filipinos are "dominant" in terms of number in the said hospital. She herself has been employed at St. Mary's Hospital's admission ward (akin to an accident emergency room) for 13 years now.


"Masaya kaming lahat na dito nanganak si Kate," the Filipina nurse said. (We're all so happy that Kate gave birth in this hospital.)



Besides nurses, the hospital also employs Filipino cleaners, porters, logistics personnel, ambulance service trainers, administrative staff, among others.

At least five other Filipinos working at St. Mary's Hospital said Filipino nurses were indeed assigned at Lindo Wing.




For Jonard Cartagena, an ambulance service trainer in St. Mary's Hospital, the publicity and worldwide attention brought by the royal baby's will definitely help boost sales of retailers of memorabilia and souvenirs that will ride on the event, as well as lure in more tourists.

"London is back in the map," said Cartagena, who has been working in the UK the past 26 years.

More than 200,000 Filipinos live and work in the UK and most of them is in and around London, the capital.

source: interaksyon.com

Filipino nurses warned vs e-mail scam on non-existent Canada jobs

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs is warning the public against a scam circulating by e-mail that offers Filipino nurses non-existent jobs in Toronto-based hospitals.

Citing a report from the Philippine consulate general in Canada, the DFA said the e-mail offers work with Shouldice and other hospitals in Toronto. It invites nurses to “coaching interviews” conducted by staff of these hospitals in Makati to prepare them for interviews by the Canadian embassy in Manila.

Participants are made to pay a fee of P3,888 for the “coaching interview,” which is a prelude to a two-day seminar at the completion of the initial consultation, the consulate said.

According to Shouldice Hospital, it has been represented illegitimately and falsely by an “unidentified” agency in the Philippines in conducting interviews of nurses, who have been sent e-mails supposedly from Shouldice Hospital.

In the past few days, Shouldice Hospital has been receiving at least 100 e-mails and telephone inquiries about these “coaching interviews” for potential employment in its hospital in Thornhill, Ontario.

These would-be participants are asked to send money via Western Union, specifically to somebody using Shouldice Hospital’s officers, including its chief executive officer.

The consulate general thus “advises recipients to be wary of such invitations, especially those that demand money from potential applicants.”

source: interaksyon.com

UST grad tops June 2012 nursing board; 27,823 pass licensure exam

MANILA, Philippines - A graduate of the University of Sto. Tomas topped the June 2012 nurse licensure examination, which was passed by 27,823, or 45.69 percent, of 60,895 examinees.

Download the full list of passers by clicking on this link.

source: interaksyon.com

Swedish hospital looking for 'TV-series' hot nurses

A hospital is looking for attractive nurses who are "TV-series hot."

Or not. The Stockholm South General in Sweden ran an advertisement that said: "You will be motivated, professional, and have a sense of humour. And of course, you will be TV-series hot or a Soder hipster."

"Throw in a nurse's education and you are welcome to seek a summer job at Sodersjukhuset's (Stockholm South General) emergency department," the ad said.

However, Jorgen Andersson, the nursing manager, later told the news site The Local, an English-language Swedish newspaper, that the ad was only meant to catch people's attention.

While the hospital wanted to hire competent nurses, it also wanted to stand out with their ad campaign, Andersson said.

The hospital hasn't received any negative feedback, a report of the news site Emirates 24/7 said on Wednesday.


"We hope we piqued your curiosity and you want to come and meet us, so we can tell you more about your future as a nurse," a statement of the hospital said.

Last year, Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay said job opportunities in Sweden may be opened for Filipino nurses.

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