Two years ago, Jackie Baillie tried to suggest that the senior management incompetence and cover-ups associated with the Lucy Letby case were also present in the QEUH child deaths which Anas Sarwar was trying to connect to the Scottish Government. ‘Scotland’s model is the most radical, for it instead tries to align organisation with professional models and thereby use, rather than attack, the professionals’ role in rationing and treatment. It is radical because it starts with the way health services actually work.’ Greer, 2004: Page 4 Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Today, the Guardian … Continue reading University College London research reveals far lower level of ‘managerialism’ and a ‘bet on professionalism’ instead, in NHS Scotland, to dump Jackie Baillie’s Lucy Letby and QEUH claim with the nearby raw sewage

The above RCN-based story is everywhere including on BBC Breakfast this morning. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 It’s a bit of a repeat, a longer term problem, as you’ll see below: What are the latest total and ratio figures for nurses in NHS England and NHS Scotland? As of March 2026, there were 373 900 FTE nurses in NHS England1 and 68 922 FTE in Scotland.2 Regulars here and the comfortably numeric amongst you, will detect quickly the shock in the above. With just over 10 times the population, you might expect NHS England … Continue reading Even with 55 000 more nurses NHS England would still have far fewer per head of population than NHS Scotland

I’ve checked. Based on BBC reporting across the UK and in parts of England such as the Prime Minister’s former patch, Manchester, only BBC Scotland has and is headlining a ‘housing crisis.’ Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Here at Talking-up Scotland, we have an archive of recent reports that make you wonder how this is possible. Here are only a few at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/?s=housing To read full text with checkable sources, click on each report below. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort … Continue reading Why is Scotland the only place in the UK with a ‘housing crisis’ when it has the greatest access to housing?

1 600 readers yesterday but only 200 much appreciated donors. Please support if you can.Help Talking-up Scotland keep going at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingor by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSONSort Code – 08-91-04Account 12266421 John Continue reading 4 176 impressions on x/twitter and 1 600 readers on Talking-up Scotland but only 200 donors – please help us continue

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 For ‘medics at NHS Lanarkshire’ in the Daily Mail front page above, read trade union reps pursuing ‘their members’ interests’, of course, as they should do. From Number of NHS operations increases Published 02 June 2026 09:35 New figures show the number of operations carried out in the 12 months to April 2026 increased by 7.3% compared to the same period the year before. New statistics from Public Health Scotland show a total of 281,115 operations were performed during the last 12 months, while 770 operations were carried out … Continue reading More and more ops done, tens of thousands more appointments and waiting times reduce month after month but….