Hospital slaves' wages are only peanuts compared to other professionals. I earn in a year what a certain galatico Señor Beckham earns in 2 days.
Every bit helps. And one source of extra income is from the ash cash.
For those deceased who will be cremated, a cremation form will need to be filled in prior to the trip down the crematorium chamber.
There are 2 parts to this form. Part A is filled in by the doc who has looked after the deceased prior to death, usually a junior hospital slave like me; Part B by a senior doc with at least 5 years of clinical experience who has never seen the deceased. Both docs will be paid a handsome £55.50 each for their less-than-5 min effort.
Different people feel differently about what to do with the ash cash. Some say the money is sacred, and will willingly donate the monies to charity. Some see the monies as extra pocket money, and will happily spend it.
I fall somewhere between the two groups. Received my dues yesterday, quite a bit of them I must say. And I've decided to donate part of the cash to the Tsunami Appeal Fund. The rest goes to the wifey. Me, still leave with nothing!
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- Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
4 comments:
That blows my mind!! I can't believe that you all get paid for that, no offense, but seriously, why does that happen, is it like a commision or something? That is freaking me out! tee hee
I guess it's for the 'service' we're providing ie filling in the forms. very much like one paying his/her private doc to get a medical report.
to fill in a crem form, one needs to certify the dead is actually dead. i guess u can also call that a service of some sort.
dont dreak out julie...it happens in all health care systems.
I believe you, it just trips me out, ha!
i guess there is no right or wrong to this issue.
i read in the local daily lately that the ppl in the tsunami strikened Aceh was also indifferent about picking up gold and money that was washed off from one of the banks.
Some say the money is illegal, some happily pocketed a few million rupiah and happily starts a new life in Jakarta.
So, doc, i guess as long as the money is well spent, i do not see any isue with it.
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