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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on June 15, 2017, 04:59:46 PM

Title: Medical Secretaries
Post by: CLKD on June 15, 2017, 04:59:46 PM
Seeing the devastation from London I'm pulling this. 
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Mbrown001 on June 15, 2017, 05:04:28 PM
And breathe


No point in getting upset. You did what you did CLKD and no one is disputing that and it sounds as if you did a great job.


Mrs Brown
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: CLKD on June 15, 2017, 05:45:03 PM
Tnx. 
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Taz2 on June 15, 2017, 05:46:15 PM
I'm a bit lost here... I can't see anything from Megamind?

Taz x  :-\
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Cassie on June 15, 2017, 06:08:46 PM
Me neither? ???
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Annie0710 on June 15, 2017, 06:12:05 PM
This thread doesn't make sense?
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: nearly50 on June 15, 2017, 06:31:52 PM
Bit of a tiff over whether medical secretaries are superior to other admin jobs. Think it is over and done with now.
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Mbrown001 on June 15, 2017, 06:33:16 PM
Actually it did if you had read earlier.

CLKD had obviously decided in light of what has been happening in London what had upset her....in the great scheme of things.....had sort of come in to perspective.

I think we let this one go and move on.


Mrs Brown.

With   :bighug:

To everyone.
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: nearly50 on June 15, 2017, 06:35:49 PM
CLKD, you might be interested in what the job entails these days - I have family who are in this area of work and it has changed a lot both in terms of centralisation and remit. They ask for office administration qualifications now.

https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/uploads/56/0000047628G.pdf
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Annie0710 on June 15, 2017, 07:04:43 PM
Bit of a tiff over whether medical secretaries are superior to other admin jobs. Think it is over and done with now.
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Oh right thank you x
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Taz2 on June 15, 2017, 07:18:37 PM
Thanks Mrs Brown. I was at work earlier and didn't read until I got home so hence the confusion.

Secretarial and Admin positions have changed so much over the past thirty years. It's interesting that the qualifications needed for Medical Secretary applications in England seem to differ from those in Scotland https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/medical-secretary

Taz x
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: bramble on June 16, 2017, 09:15:05 PM
Taz,
Don't think they are all that much different except Scotland asks for excellent keyboard skills whereas England only asks for good computer skills. All much of a sameness in the two descriptions I think - an admin role in both cases. Any competent admin person in an office etc. would be suitable for a medical secretary.
Title: Re: Medical Secretaries
Post by: Taz2 on June 16, 2017, 11:12:18 PM
The English requirements are for excellent keyboard skills and GCSE passes in English and Maths are only "helpful" but not mandatory so, to me, it doesn't seem much different to a normal secretary or, as you say, it is the same as an admin post. Things have changed a lot over the years in the secretarial positions. In Scotland they do mention a qualification as being necessary.

Anyway my days as a PA are long gone  ;D

Taz x