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The Darlington ‘trans tribunal’ is focused on the Nurses and the Trust

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By Liz S BBC website article added on today 11 October. On main England page, it is now the third story, and local news page for Tees, now the second story….article only added on today 11 October ! It is on the BBC Home page , added today as an article, and already it is the ninth article but it is not on either the BBC UK main page nor is it on the UK Politics page……. The story ? “Nurses penalised for trans complaint, says lawyer” Yet again , on the ball , MSM Monitor posted this today: “The Darlington NHS trans tribunal heard closing submissions today. What did we learn? That the BBC operates two different policies north and south of the border with respect … Continue reading The Darlington ‘trans tribunal’ is focused on the Nurses and the Trust

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BBC Scotland fail to find any prisoners ‘on the run’ and THIRTY times* more are released in error from English jails

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*Three times per capita but it’s still 91 of them against only 3 in similar areas Professor John Robertson OBA Yesterday, in the Guardian, the above and: The justice secretary has revealed that 91 prisoners have been released by mistake in England and Wales since April, of whom as many four remain at large. David Lammy gave details in a Commons statement of three mistakenly released prisoners the police are trying to trace. He said the Prison Service was also investigating a fourth inmate released in error last Monday who may still be at large. The shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, mocked Lammy … Continue reading BBC Scotland fail to find any prisoners ‘on the run’ and THIRTY times* more are released in error from English jails

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There is no hospital in Scotland you need fear attending but in England, 31 you might be wary of and 5 you really need to stay away from

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Professor John Robertson OBA Once again Public Health Scotland publish figures showing that all of Scotland’s hospitals are operating with the same high safety levels as each other. In the above chart we can see that all bar one, from the smaller hospitals on the left, to the giant Queen Elisabeth University Hospital on the right, no hospitals had a significantly higher standardised mortality ratio than the national average. From Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios July 2024 to June 2025, published yesterday, the above graph and: For the period July 2024 to June 2025: HSMR is a risk-adjusted hospital mortality measure … Continue reading There is no hospital in Scotland you need fear attending but in England, 31 you might be wary of and 5 you really need to stay away from

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Nearly THREE times as many emergency patients per capita wait 12 hours or more in NHS England than in NHS Scotland

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By stewartb Campaign against austerity needed to push Westminster to support the NHS in England, NI and Wales even to match the A&E waiting times performance in Scotland – for the sake of all patients across the UK. The RCEM is an active campaigner in the cause of NHS staff and patients involved with NHS emergency services across the UK. It responds frequently to the release of official waiting times performance statistics by issuing press statements. The RCEM is especially ‘diligent’ and especially hard-hitting politically when responding to the situation in Scotland. Moreover, it seems to be accorded an especially … Continue reading Nearly THREE times as many emergency patients per capita wait 12 hours or more in NHS England than in NHS Scotland

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Satisfaction with local health services TWICE as high in Scotland and more so in rural areas to cast doubt on BMA Dr Kennedy’s politically motivated comments

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From Scottish Household Survey 2024: Satisfaction with Local Health Services and Sport and Leisure Facilities, published today: Across Scotland, the percentage of adults who said they were satisfied with the quality of local health services has fallen by 6 percentage points from 67% in 2023 to 61% in 2024. 69% of respondents living in Remote Rural areas said they were satisfied with the quality of local health services compared with 63% living in Large Urban Areas and 57% in Other Urban Areas. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-household-survey-2024-local-health-services-and-local-authority-sport-and-leisure-facilities/ From The King’s Fund, in April 2025: 31% of people in England were satisfied (“very” or “quite” … Continue reading Satisfaction with local health services TWICE as high in Scotland and more so in rural areas to cast doubt on BMA Dr Kennedy’s politically motivated comments

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Breastfeeding more common for first time as Scottish Government’s most progressive and well-funded promotion programme in the UK pays-off

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Professor John Robertson OBA From Infant feeding statistics Financial year 2024 to 2025, published today, the above momentous graph and: Supporting breastfeeding is an important public health activity, with strong evidence that breastfeeding protects the health of children and mothers. The information is collected at Health Visitor reviews of children at 10-14 days (First Visit), 6-8 weeks, and 13-15 months of age. Main points There have been notable increases in breastfeeding – 69% of babies reviewed in Scotland in 2024/25 were breastfed for at least some time after their birth, compared with 63% in 2016/17. In 2024/25, and for the first time … Continue reading Breastfeeding more common for first time as Scottish Government’s most progressive and well-funded promotion programme in the UK pays-off

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Why “Motormouth” is a very apt description of Anas Sarwar

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By Liz S “Sarwar refuses to comment on UK tax hike speculation“ Really ? Yet he, Sarwar, is not slow in commentating upon and also speculating upon so many other things that he says the SNP are currently doing wrong and that they , the SNP, will also do wrong if they win again next year, where as he says that he and his party will apparently do far far better if they win in Scotland next year. (Big if) The BBC article states that “the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has refused to be drawn on speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will raise UK income tax“. Indeed I bet he does, as he knows only too well the negative financial impact this will have upon Scotland , though when … Continue reading Why “Motormouth” is a very apt description of Anas Sarwar