https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/2376/on-call-and-inpatients Hi, Currently i work at a practice where a nurse lives in a flat above the practice, she has done this for the last 10 years and now shes about to move out. It has been put to the nursing team that we are to come up with ideas related to inpatienten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/19925?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:51:41 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e544d987-776a-481a-a90f-459789d24e41Vicky RVN<p>I work at a tier 3 hospital and we have a nurse on site 24/7 and i am pleased that we do, would hate to leave an impatient and then something happen to it.&nbsp; Saying that i&#39;m working this weekend...with NO inpatients!&nbsp; We have a 1 in 4 weekend rota.&nbsp; We all do nights, and have night nurses come in to help us as well so that we aren&#39;t doing too many nights (otherwise we&#39;d have to do 7 nights in a&nbsp;4 week&nbsp;rota each, which is too much!).&nbsp; We get paid extra for doing our nights, and a small bonus for any call outs.&nbsp; We have 2 days off in the week after working the weekend, so could you do that?&nbsp; I quite like having some time off in the week cos if you want to go places it&#39;s quiet being that most people are at work.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/19862?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:58:01 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cbe84a31-0f4e-4151-b6b5-bdd33af312f9Caro Laithwaite VN<p>Contact bvna legal helpline or acas. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>