More than 100 refugee doctors trained to add to nearly 20% more than 5 years ago and nearly 40% more than England
In the Herald yesterday, the above and: Funding to help refugee doctors return to the medical profession in the UK is almost doubling after the Scottish Government announced an additional £190,023 for the Bridges Programmes’ Refugee Doctors Programme. The investment will help medically trained refugees gain General Medical Council (GMC) registration so they can practise in the UK, while bringing the total number of doctors supported by the Scottish Government through the scheme to more than 100. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26645250.scottish-funding-nearly-doubles-refugee-doctors-scheme/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1792172357-1 These are small numbers but remember: From Scottish medical training statistics: FOI release published today, the above, revealing year-on-year increases in the … Continue reading More than 100 refugee doctors trained to add to nearly 20% more than 5 years ago and nearly 40% more than England
Scottish Government spends £107 million, £107 000 per householder, of your taxes on flood defences, BBC Scotland report one guest house sale and the locals vote Tory
BBC Scotland ‘News’ yesterday, the above from 2020, 4 years ago, and: A Hawick guest house and cafe that was partially washed away in floods has gone on the market. Video footage captured the moment river-facing walls of the Bridge Guest House building dramatically collapsed into the Teviot at the height of Storm Ciara in February 2020. Only seven paragraphs later, perhaps on the 17:30 broadcast, perhaps not: Since the collapse of the Bridge Guest House, a £106m flood defence scheme has been completed in Hawick, protecting about 970 buildings. Work began on the project – one of the largest … Continue reading Scottish Government spends £107 million, £107 000 per householder, of your taxes on flood defences, BBC Scotland report one guest house sale and the locals vote Tory
As another private care home is exposed how we disclosed Anas Sarwar backing a ‘care home cash cow’ milking the tax-payer
From BBC Scotland yesterday, the above and: A care home in North Ayrshire could be forced to close unless it drastically improves by the end of November. Shalom Nursing Home in Irvine has been issued with an improvement notice by the Care Inspectorate watchdog, which said there were significant concerns over the quality of care at the home. A report in August rated the care home, which looks after up to 46 people, as being weak in wellbeing support, leadership and care planning. The Care Inspectorate stated in a letter to owner ZAAM CARE (Irvine) Limited that unless “there is … Continue reading As another private care home is exposed how we disclosed Anas Sarwar backing a ‘care home cash cow’ milking the tax-payer
An NHS Scotland ‘draft plan’ with no overall ‘public start date’ and only a change to a waiting time target, to help staff, expected in 2031, more than FOUR years away, is not a ‘secret blueprint’ Stupid
In the Herald today, the above and: Surgeons, nurses and NHS staff have reacted with anger to a secret blueprint for a massive overhaul of orthopaedic surgery in Scotland. Most only learned of the bombshell report’s existence when The Herald revealed it on Friday. Ooooh, when is management going to impose this ‘secret blueprint’ on staff? The plan is still a confidential draft (“Transforming Elective Orthopaedic Care in Scotland 2026–2031”). There is no fixed public start date for the full package of changes, final details have not been published, and the Scottish Government has stated that engagement with staff and … Continue reading An NHS Scotland ‘draft plan’ with no overall ‘public start date’ and only a change to a waiting time target, to help staff, expected in 2031, more than FOUR years away, is not a ‘secret blueprint’ Stupid
Have the Scottish Labour MPs joined the campaign against the ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contracts, rejected now as inferior by many in NHS England, and which the SNP already rejected two years ago?
In the Guardian today: NHS organisations that care for millions of people in England are rejecting Palantir’s patient data technology, according to freedom of information responses that reveal health bosses believe they can find better or equal alternatives in many cases. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/palantir-patient-data-tech-rejected-by-many-nhs-trusts-in-england In the Guardian in April 2026: MPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spy-tech company Palantir, calling it “dreadful” and “shameful” in a debate on Thursday, after which the government said it was “no fan” of the US company’s politics. Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs led the calls for Palantir, … Continue reading Have the Scottish Labour MPs joined the campaign against the ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contracts, rejected now as inferior by many in NHS England, and which the SNP already rejected two years ago?
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Working with radiation induces smaller but more aggressive cancer cells leading to tumours further challenging Labour and Tory plans to force nuclear energy on Scotland
In Science Daily, yesterday, the above. Readers know well, the agenda here is always to explore and downsides of UL Labour’s nuclear energy plans for Scotland. What follows is a good example of how to work with AI. It asked: Does this research have any implications for the safety of nuclear energy production? 26 seconds later – No. Nuclear safety research addresses entirely different topics (e.g., reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, severe accident progression, probabilistic risk assessment, materials performance under irradiation, or long-term geological disposal of waste). Nothing in the described findings or methods applies to those domains. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261013015835.htm I almost gave … Continue reading Working with radiation induces smaller but more aggressive cancer cells leading to tumours further challenging Labour and Tory plans to force nuclear energy on Scotland
This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release nor a scene from a doomsday movie
In thelimbic yesterday: An improvised nuclear device detonates in a major city. Within seconds, the blast and thermal wave kill tens of thousands. But a second wave of casualties begins to appear at hospitals with mild nausea and fatigue in the days that follow. They do not realise they could be dying. Neither do their doctors. This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release or a scene from a doomsday movie but a scenario dramatically outlined in a discussion paper for the American Society of Hematology’s top journal Blood [link here]. The aim? To prepare haematologists and … Continue reading This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release nor a scene from a doomsday movie
Scottish Government scheme slashes drug-related hospital stays to reduce load and stem drug deaths
From National Mission on Drugs: annual report 2025 to 2026, published today and to zero media attention: On 20 January 2021, the former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a statement to Parliament which set out a National Mission to reduce drug deaths and improve lives through a range of improvements to treatment, recovery and other support services. This fifth and final National Mission annual report sets out the progress made from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 against the National Mission Plan. Annual analytical reports monitoring the progress of the National Mission are published separately. https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-mission-drugs-annual-report-2025-2026/pages/2/ This is an … Continue reading Scottish Government scheme slashes drug-related hospital stays to reduce load and stem drug deaths
