r/nhs • u/Enough-Ad3818 • Nov 04 '23
This thread will be updated as and when more questions are asked frequently!
Jobs are advertised at the following places:
NHS Scotland: https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
NHS England and NHS Wales: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/
NHS Northern Ireland: https://jobs.hscni.net/
Advert
The advert will give you basic information about the role and the Trust. The most important parts are the Job Description and the Person Spec. These will give you a much more details explanation as to what the job will entail and what kind of person the role will require.
The advert will also include the contact details for the hiring manager. This person is the best resource for any questions you may have about the job. What's the day to day workload like? How big is the team? What's the department hierarchy like? How is the department faring at the current time? Where has this vacancy come from, a new post, or has someone vacated it? The hiring manager can answer all of these, and they are also a good place to get information that may help you with your application and potential interview.
Application
Applications are often hosted by TRAC, the recruitment software used by NHS England, or JobTrain in NHS Scotland. You will need to fill out your qualifications and experience, as well as declare any convictions etc.
The most important part of the application is the Support Information. This area requires you to explain how you meet the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Spec. Try to keep it relatively to the point, as there's usually two dozen or so criteria in all, and you're best bet is to try and show where you've had experience in each of the criteria. If you haven't got any experience in that area, then try to show where you've done something similar, or do some research in what you would need to do to get that skill/experience. It's fine to acknowledge that you don't have that skill/experience but that you know what to do to acquire it.
Do not use AI to create this part of the application, as it is really obvious and so many applicants do this that the applications that stand out the most are the candidates that DON'T use this method. The AI is also not able to deliver the information quite as well as you can, and often uses very wordy and flourishing descriptions that are wholly unnecessary.
Shortlisting
When the advert closes, the hiring manager will usually complete shortlisting within a week. Shortlisting involves scoring the applications and placing them into three categories:
Interview
Every hiring manager will interview differently. Every role requires different skills and abilities, so it's very difficult to know what will be in the interviews. When you are sent the interview invite, it should state if a test or presentation is required. Obviously, we at r/NHS cannot tell anyone what kinds of questions are going to be asked in the interview. These are written by the recruiting manager and so are specific to that post in that organisation.
For preparation, look up the Trust, and get some information on their values. Do some homework on the services provided by that Trust and any major milestones they may have had. How many staff do they employ, and what catchment area to they cover? Although this information is not specific to the role you've applied for, it is useful to know more about the organisation you're trying to work for, and I know several managers ask questions where this kind of information would be very beneficial.
Dress smart. Ties are not essential and are actually considered an infection control risk in hospitals (which is why you dont really see clinical staff wearing them), but this isn't a problem in an interview. Essentially, it's up to you if you wish to wear one. Wearing clothing that's too casual does not give a good impression, so put a bit of effort in to show you are taking the interview seriously.
It is up to you if you wish to take notes into the interview with you. It's usually best to confirm if that's OK with the hiring manager before you start referencing them.
Try to ensure you have a couple of questions to ask when the opportunity arises. Pay is not really a topic for this part of the process. The job advert will state what band the role is, and this isn't something that's very negotiable. If you're a successful candidate, then you can make a request to be started higher up the band, if you have a lot of skills and experience that would justify it.
Results
At the end of the interview, the panel should explain what the next steps are, but more importantly, when you should expect to hear from them regarding the results. Don't despair if you don't hear anything on the day that was stated. Remember the panel have day jobs they're trying to do as well as this recruitment process. Sometimes it's tough to get the panel back together to review the interviews and scores.
If you've not heard a result a few days after the day that was stated, then reach out to the hiring manager to get an update. The top candidate needs to accept or reject the role before the results can be filtered through to the rest of the field of candidates. Sometimes people take a long time to do this, and whilst this happens, everyone else is hanging on waiting for news. From a candidate's perspective, it's best if you know what your response would be before you know the result. That way, you're not wasting anyone's time.
Next steps
The hiring manager informs the Recruitment Team of the results, and the hiring process begins. You will be given a conditional offer that outlines the specifics of the role whilst the relevant checks take place. These involve confirming your ID, getting references, getting an Occ Health report etc. The usual delays are from your references and getting their response. You can help this along by contacting your references as soon as you know you are successful, and make them aware that they will be contacted regarding your reference. Occ Health can also be a delay as there's simply not enough of them for the amount of recruitment each Trust is trying to do, so they nearly always have a backlog.
When all the checks are completed, you'll be contacted to arrange a start date, and you'll be given your official contract to sign. This is you accepting the role and start date.
Usually, from interview result to arranging a start date is approx 7-10 weeks. If you are an internal candidate, this is much shorter.
Last updated 07.08.25
r/nhs • u/DrawingDragoon • Oct 30 '24
This thread will be updated as and when more questions are asked frequently!
This information pertains to NHS Providers in England. There may be some variation in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in conjunction with the Data Protection Act 2018, gives everyone the right to apply for access to their medical records.
A request for information from medical records has to be made with the organisation that holds your records – the data controller. For example, your GP practice, optician or dentist. For hospital records, contact the records manager or patient services manager at the relevant hospital trust. You can find a list of hospital trusts and their contact details here.
Your request must be made in writing to the appropriate healthcare provider.
Some healthcare providers will have a specific request form that you must fill out, they may also ask for verification of your identity.
You will often be able to submit your request by email or by post.
You should state that you require a copy of your medical records and specify whether you would like all or part of your records.
No. There are no special rules which allow organisations to charge fees if they are complying with a SAR for health data.
Under Schedule 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018there are certain circumstances in which full access to a patient’s health record may be denied. These include cases where the release is likely to cause serious harm to the physical or mental health of the patient or another individual. Prior to release, the data controller for the records should consult with either a health professional responsible for the individual or someone with the experience and qualifications to advise accordingly.
Health and care records are confidential so a person can only access someone else’s records if they are authorised to do so. To access someone else’s health records, a person must:
Yes. If you think that the health or care information in your records is factually inaccurate, you have a legal right to ask for your records to be amended. For instance, you can ask for your home address to be changed because you moved house. You may also ask for something you feel has been inaccurately recorded, such as a diagnosis, to be corrected. However, it may not be possible to agree to your request.
Health and care professionals have a legal duty and professional responsibility to keep health and care records accurate and up to date. However, mistakes in record keeping can occasionally happen.
Patients and service users have the right to request for their records to be rectified if they feel inaccurate information is held about them. They may make a request concerning:
You can read more from the ICO on "Right to rectification" here
A request can be made either by speaking to staff or in writing. You may need to provide evidence of the correct details, for example proof of address or change of surname after marriage. The organisation will then consider the request. Where organisations agree to make a change, they should make it as soon as practically possible, but in any event within one month.
Retention periods vary per record type. You can Search the minimum record retention period here.
r/nhs • u/Ill_Comment_6655 • 11h ago
I honestly don’t know what I am doing wrong they are both low band jobs and I achieved much higher degrees than they asked for. I will be honest I don’t have any employment experience but I do have some volunteering experience. It’s my dream to work in NHS. Can someone help me understand what am I doing wrong ? What can I do to make me more hireable ?
r/nhs • u/anonnnnamoose • 4h ago
As someone who is quite vocal about my life and also has non medical social media accounts with followers combining to over 500k, I feel more and more concerned with my online presence as the days go by.
It’s a good side hustle and I don’t want to abandon it due to being a doctor, but much of my content could be deemed controversial. I have nothing discriminatory or false on there and despise said content, it’s just that the vibe is not something the gmc would favour.
The accounts can very clearly be identified as me, though they are faceless. Does anyone have a similar experience as me? Has anyone ever reported your accounts?
r/nhs • u/sassy_angel_ • 5h ago
Hello everyone, I have no experience within this field but I was wondering why it’s been so hard to get a healthcare assistant job. Even if it’s just part time. Is it because demand is low?
r/nhs • u/Fl0atingThroughSpace • 5h ago
First time I went to this GP while I was in uni it was fine. Second and last time it wasn't. So I have an appointment THEY contacted me for. I booked it on the phone. I get a message or email saying it was booked. Start of the week I get a text message asking me to book an appointment but I shrugged it off knowing I already booked one with the person on the phone from the GP. I go to it for the appointment and spend 5 minutes looking on the automatic booking device and I can't find my booking. Wait by reception for 10 minutes while a small line gathers behind me because there was no one there. Spent another 10 minutes talking to them to find out my appointment was cancelled. They first said it wasn't booked. Then said it was booked but I cancelled it as they aren't physically able to. Then said they DID cancel it as the doctor is sick this week. Somehow forgot to tell people the doctor was ill and the appointments were all cancelled for that doctor. So I booked another one on the spot. Slept through it accidently as I have sleeping problems and decided not to contact them back.
Which brings me to the NHS.
I go to Specsavers for an eye appointment a couple of years ago. Tell them the same problems I tell them every single time I go. They finally do something. They refer me to the hospital as they somehow now know something is wrong even though it's the same thing that has been happening every time I go. So I go to my appointment at the hospital however long later and the doctor tells me there is something wrong with my eyes and I need to do these tests or exercises for my eyes every day and when I have my next appointment we can see how to go further, what other tests to run and what we need to do to fix my eyes. So the next appointment comes around and it is a different doctor. He basically says there is something wrong with my eyes but everyone on the planet has it and most people don't notice it. Erm excuse me but I think it's worse than you are saying. So anyway now I have to deal with it like I have been my whole life.
The thing wrong with my eyes is Diplopia also known as Double Vision. It's a medical condition where you see two of everything. So every single day I see two of everything and it can be hard to manage sometimes. Most times I can focus my eyes on something and only everything in the background will be double except the thing I am reading or looking at. Most times I have to actively try and focus my eyes or it will happen. It still annoys me that the second doctor just dismissed it as if everyone lives like this.
And don't even get me started on when I got my ear test and my ears still don't work properly so I am shouting all the time and don't even realise until someone tells me.
So yeah, me and the NHS don't have the same opinion on what my body is like I guess!
r/nhs • u/Verisimility • 6h ago
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a bit of advice regarding annual leave and how to approach my new manager.
I am due to start my new clinical admin job on Monday the 9th of November. This will be my first day induction, and on Tuesday the 10th of November, I will start my departmental induction where I am supposed to meet with my manager for the first time after the interview.
Since I am starting on the 9th of November, I assume that I will have approximately 12 days of annual leave available to use until the end of the financial year on the 31st of March 2027.
Here is where I am stuck. I have a pre-planned holiday in January 2027 and need to take 4 days of annual leave (from the 26th to the 29th of January). I assume these days will have already been accumulated since I will have been working for about 2.5 months by the time the holiday comes around.
I was not asked about any pre-booked holidays during my interview, and I haven't had any other words or chats with my manager since then, so I haven't had a chance to inform her yet. To be honest, I didn't mention it at the interview because, obviously, it was an interview, and I didn't even know if I had the job yet.
I am planning to inform her on the 10th of November (my second day at work). Do you think it will be possible for me to take this time off since it was a planned holiday before I even knew I had the job?
I know it might be difficult for her to give me the time off if it is already fully booked by other people in the department. However, since my requested dates (26th–29th January) do not fall during school holidays, is it safe to assume I am pretty much safe?
Any advice on how to handle this conversation would be really appreciated!
r/nhs • u/ElectronicPianist453 • 7h ago
Hi everyone,
Unfortunately I had a bit of an accident today with my Polestar 4, which I got through NHS Fleet Solutions salary sacrifice.
I came to the new hospital multistorey car park for a night on-call shift. While entering the car park, I had to take a tight left turn and ended up scraping the side of my car against a concrete wall. There are quite a few scratches on both doors, although thankfully there’s no visible damage to the wall.
It’s my first car, and I’m honestly feeling really down about it. I know these things happen, but it’s quite upsetting, especially as I’ve only recently got the car.
I’m trying to understand what happens next with NHS Fleet. Just wondering if anyone here has been through something similar.
● How long did it take for NHS Fleet/insurance to arrange the repair and get your car back?
● Did you have to pay anything apart from the insurance excess?
● Did the accident affect your monthly salary sacrifice payments or future NHS Fleet leases?
● Were you given a courtesy car while yours was being repaired?
I’m particularly worried about how long the whole process might take. My excess I can see in 250 for claim.
Would really appreciate hearing anyone’s experience or advice. Thanks everyone!
r/nhs • u/RelevantEducator1793 • 10h ago
Hi everyone! I have an upcoming interview for a Physiotherapy Assistant role within the NHS and was wondering if anyone who has been through the interview process or currently works in this role could give me some advice. What questions do they usually ask? What should I study to prepare? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you :)
My dad has been receiving awful, terrible and frankly negligent care for a while now. In fact, it’s more the lack of care that is the problem. I don’t have all the facts on everything that’s gone down but my question relates to PALs. My mum has been trying to contact them for help for 3 weeks now. She left two voicemails and after about 3 days they sent her a text (or something - I can’t 100% remember) saying she needed to call another number. She did, and again left a long voicemail approx 2.5 weeks ago, explaining issues and no one still has got back to them. I know 3 phone calls isn’t a lot but directly after this it looked like things were moving for my dad, so she stopped chasing. However now the urgent surgery he needs has been cancelled twice, with no reschedule yet for the third time.
What is the best way to go about getting PALS to help?
r/nhs • u/WonderfulPlay7809 • 11h ago
Hello everyone:)
I’m a trainee psychologist working in the NHS Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Intervention Service. I’m currently looking for pregnant participants for non profit study on wellbeing and anxiety during pregnancy. This is an important area of maternal mental health where more research is needed. The findings may help us better understand the psychological factors linked with antenatal anxiety and how mental health support during pregnancy could be improved.
The study has received sponsorship and ethical approval from the University of Edinburgh.Ethics Committee Reference: 25-26CLPS111
If you have some time to spare or know someone who has, the study involves completing a short, anonymous online survey which takes around 20 minutes. If you would like to take part, please click the link below:
https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmrLWMfpa4aV4Kq
If you have any questions, you are more than welcome to email me at [M.Domka@sms.ed.ac.uk](mailto:M.Domka@sms.ed.ac.uk) or [magdalena.domka@nhs.scot](mailto:magdalena.domka@nhs.scot)
Thank you so much for supporting pregnancy and maternal mental health research 🌷🙏
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r/nhs • u/Automatic_Gear_7972 • 17h ago
I received a conditional job offer a bit over two weeks ago and I made sure to complete everything that was mentioned in the documents except for the model declaration form which was not attached to the email like it mentioned it was.
I emailed twice about the form within a week of accepting the offer so I could complete it, with no response back.
I followed up yesterday and emailed to make sure they had everything they needed from me, to which they responded I hadn’t completed some stuff (which I had). Now i’m just very confused.
r/nhs • u/IsabelleLilyx • 20h ago
I had an consultation appointment booked two months ago for today at 9am, which was the earliest they could fit me in, and at 8:45am i received a call from the hospital to say it’s been cancelled due to sickness. i asked when would be the next appointment date as i travelled 2 hours from my university where i live during term time to come back specifically for this appointment. she asked what dates i wanted, and i said as soon as possible just whatever she has next available and i’ll make sure i’m there. she then proceeded to tell me the next available date is 1st of March 2027. I’ve been trying to an appointment for months now and I was wondering if there’s any way I’d be able to complain and get one sooner due to them being the people to cancel. She said she would try move one sooner if possible but I doubt if i’ve got one booked that I will be moved now. She also said she would get the clinic to call me about about a telephone call but I doubt they will be in touch, although i’ll chase them if they don’t. I’m just really sick of keep being deferred especially when I’ve just waited 2 months for this appointment and I’ve now been pushed back another 18 weeks. Is there anything I can do?
r/nhs • u/stewmeister88 • 1d ago
I requested a follow up appointment from my GP today after having seen them two weeks ago and was referred to 111.
I contacted them via their web form which I do regularly when booking an appointment (for me or kids), and they responded at 4pm the same day instructing me to call 111 after 6:30pm.
Should they really be referring me to 111?
EDIT: I called them the following day and they had triaged as urgent same-day (very unnecessary from my perspective) but they booked me in to see the GP for the same day.
r/nhs • u/sesameprawntoast50 • 1d ago
*IDK WHAT FLAIR TO PUT FOR THIS POST, SO MODS DO DELETE IT IF MY POST IS BREAKING RULES*
After months and months of back and forth with myself I (20F) have successfully booked an appointment with the GP regarding potential executive dysfunction, anxiety, low moods, suicidal thoughts, and possible undiagnosed ADHD.
The appointment is tomorrow, and I don't know what to say. I quite literally don't know how to talk about it or where to start from because there's so much going on and every aspect of my life has had an effect - social, education, physical health, employment, personal hygiene, struggling with day to day life for example cleaning my room/doing the laundry/doing dishes/cooking, not being able to engage in hobbies.
So I quite literally don't know where to even start from or what to even say to my GP.
If I just write it out and hand it to them, will that be fine?
Do you guys struggle talking during your appointments as well?
r/nhs • u/Inside-Sense-4056 • 2d ago
2 weeks ago I went to A&E with severe abdominal pain, for context I’m female in my 20s and will qualify soon as an adult nurse. I had severe pain in my lower abdomen mainly towards the right but it was painful when any of my lower belly was pressed.A&E ignored me when I fainted multiple times once in a treatment room and the hca just stood and watched as my friend tried to help. No one checked my blood pressure once apart from in triage before I fainted, my friend asked for help to which a doctor said sure and then disappeared and never came back. Surgeons assessed me and told me my bloods were normal (untrue found out later CRP was 14) they told me if I was a bloke they would have put a camera in me already but because I’m a woman they aren’t sure if this is gastro or gynae. So they proceed to order pelvic ultrasound, comes back normal. That’s it, despite severe pain that oral morphine didn’t touch they kept trying to send me home. Eventually my family realised that I was just getting worse and not being listened to so we went through the channel of Martha’s rule, finally that made them CT scan me. Scan shows free fluid in pelvis. Surgeons see me in the morning and agree they need to do a diagnostic laparoscopy (key hole surgery to see inside), this then happens a day Kerr due to other emergency’s. Finally 5 days after presenting to hospital I get my surgery. As soon as I wake up I’m told in recovery that 1 I had a ruptured haemorrhagic ovarian cyst, 2 my appendix was inflamed and 3 I have endometriosis in various parts of my abdomen and pelvis.
This wasn’t my first hospital stay and I’ve been dismissed by doctors plenty of times before, but this just feels so traumatic and I’m so livid and so disheartened. I’m going to be a nurse and work with people like this. Nurses could see there was something wrong with me and they looked after me and advocated for me, but it wasn’t enough, it took Martha’s rule forcing the surgeons to do something.
If anyone has any experience like this I hope they know about Martha’s rule and it may well have saved me of at least saved me suffering for longer and going undiagnosed. I have always advocated for my patients but when it came to myself I was so vulnerable and so defeated that I needed my family to push me to make that call, I was so dismissed I just wanted to go home and try my best to bare the pain.
r/nhs • u/madsaisha • 1d ago
Hi all,
Hoping someone can help. I have applied for a few administrative NHS roles recently, and am curious to know what the family policies are - mainly what the maternity pay situation is like. I want to be in the job for the long run, so want to ensure it will work for my future plans. Hope that makes sense, TIA to anyone who might have any insight.
r/nhs • u/Competitive-Chest438 • 1d ago
Hi all, really struggling with a very painful hip at the moment which has gotten worse over the last 10 days.
I got diagnosed by a gp/physio with a hip flexor soft tissue injury about 5 weeks ago. In the last 10 days it’s gotten progressively worse to the point where I can’t really do daily tasks. Physio said there is nothing more they can do as it’s not improving. I’ve been to the emergency gp over the weekend but all they have given me is stronger painkillers and a referral for an ultrasound which may take a while.
As the pain is making it hard for me to cope is there anything more I can do or do I need to just suck it up or work out a way to pay for private treatment.
Any advice would be appreciated.
r/nhs • u/LengthinessSame695 • 1d ago
Got a verbal offer at the end of September.
Then got the conditional offer email a week later.
Completed all the ID check, DBS( i have one on update service), references 2 weeks ago.
Everything is shown “completed” on trac, but I still haven’t got any updates afterwards or an unconditional offer.
Should I be worried at this point or is this normal?
I just want to confirm a start date!
Also mine is a band 5 position requiring HCPC registration. My HCPC is pending but the interviewer said I can work as a B4 while waiting. Does that affect the recruitment process as the recruitment team may not know about this??
r/nhs • u/ContractInternal9853 • 1d ago
My uncle was admitted to A&E over a week ago after fracturing his tibia (shin bone). Initally they missed the broken bone and tried to discharge him, even attempted to make him walk on it before they did a scan and realised it was broken.He was told he needed surgery and has remained in hospital ever since.
His leg has been put in a plaster cast, but his operation has been repeatedly postponed because emergency cases keep taking priority.
Everyday for seven days he's been told to stop eating in preparation for surgery, only to be informed later that it's been cancelled again. We've been told he's a priority, but then another emergency comes in and his surgery gets pushed back.
It's now been over seven days, and he's still on a hospital ward waiting for his operation. He's also been told he cannot go home in the meantime.
The whole situation is having a significant impact on his mental health. He's becoming increasingly distressed and frustrated, especially because he keeps mentally preparing himself for surgery only for it to be cancelled.
I completely understand that life-threatening emergencies must take priority, but I'm struggling to understand how someone can be kept in hospital for over a week with a broken bone that requires surgery.
Has anyone experienced anything similar in the NHS? Is this a normal waiting time for tibia surgery, or should we be escalating this further?
We've contacted PALS and are considering requesting a review under Martha's Rule due to concerns about his deteriorating wellbeing.
I'd particularly appreciate hearing from anyone who works in orthopaedics or has experienced similar delays. Is there a medical reason why waiting this long might be acceptable?
r/nhs • u/Pretend_Rabbit_6026 • 2d ago
I have a positive skin prick test done in my previous country nearly 20 years ago. I remember taking penicillin based antibiotics when I was a kid in the country I grew up in but I don't remember if I had any effects
My allergy is closed in my medical records, I'm always asked what do I get if I take penicillin based antibiotics and I just say I have a positive test
Is this worth requesting a repeat test? For the past 2 winters I've had many infections and I was breastfeeding, so the combination was a bit tricky. Also, I had one instance of being bounced around for a throat infection between GP reception that I should try pharmacy first and the pharmacy saying my case is too complicated for what they can prescribe.
I'm not breastfeeding anymore but I'm thinking whether I should get tested so I can have more options should I need it.
Would it be a waste of resources?
r/nhs • u/Alexdbox • 1d ago
Hi, apologies if this is the wrong sub but not sure where to go. I'll try to explain as best I can...
A while ago I was referred to a health and social care provider (Change Grow Live (CGL)) to help me with addiction (alcohol). The mental health side has done well however I was also spoken to by a liver nurse on site provided by the local NHS trust. She did a fibroscan which found some stiffness, and then arranged for me to have an ultrasound at the local hospital. I was on the waiting list anyway but she said she'd amend this and get me an appointment. This meant I've no visibility on the NHS app, but I did get an appointment rather quickly.
It's been a month since the ultrasound, and I've not been able to contact the nurse, and my GP has no record of the appointment. In the NHS app the ultrasound appointment just shows as "Unknown appointment", there are no test results or documentation.
At the ultrasound appointment, the person conducting the scan seemed to think further testing was needed.
CGL don't know when the nurse will be in, I've been chasing for about a fortnight now and their best guess is 16/11/2026. It's really impacting my mental health, which is the main driving force behind my addiction. Does anyone know the best next step I can take? My GP isn't the best, while he tries to be helpful.
CGL have also told me I've been discharged from them but I've had no notice - my support worker last told me I was on a waiting list for someone to help on the next stage of recovery.
r/nhs • u/Dull-Profile-6152 • 1d ago
Hi everyone,I have a query regarding the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS). I have progressed to the second stage, which involves the video interview/upload section.If anyone has recently been through this stage, I would really appreciate some advice. Specifically, I'd like to know:
Any guidance or tips from previous applicants would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
r/nhs • u/hdfabia12 • 2d ago
4 years ago I took two 100mg of Sertraline (anti depressant) Since then my genitals have been completely anesthetised (physically not psychologically) I’ve had 0 libido and anorgasmia. Before taking the 2 pills, I had normal sexual sensation and pleasure. On the 15th of October, the government have finally decided that warnings for PSSD (post ssri sexual dysfunction) should be put in some information pamphlets including Sertraline. Research should be undertaken immediately to understand why/how this happens because it is absolutely devastating. At the moment though this is only measure government is willing to take.
