The Crass Prince of Balmoral?
From stewartb The relocation of Charles and others in his household to Balmoral at this time is more than insensitive. It is crass! It exhibits a flagrant disregard for government guidance – ‘no unnecessary travel’. And it disregards both the guidance as well as widespread rural community ‘sentiment’: in terms, don’t use second homes in the Highlands as your personal bolthole in order to isolate yourself and your family. Don’t come, stay put! The heir to the throne has ignored all this by traveling to his family’s private residence at Balmoral – and it is such bad luck that immediately … Continue reading The Crass Prince of Balmoral?
‘This suggests the Chinese are really good at keeping people alive with this disease’ Might NHS Scotland be doing the same?
From sam Better treatment [in Scottish hospitals] is likely to be the answer. This extract from an interview with WHO’s Bruce Aylward suggests that may well be the reason. “In Guangdong province, for example, there were 320,000 tests done in people coming to fever clinics, outpatient clinics. And at the peak of the outbreak, 0.47 percent of those tests were positive. People keep saying [the cases are the] tip of the iceberg. But we couldn’t find that. We found there’s a lot of people who are cases, a lot of close contacts — but not a lot of asymptomatic circulation … Continue reading ‘This suggests the Chinese are really good at keeping people alive with this disease’ Might NHS Scotland be doing the same?
Scottish Seniors! Might your Bacille Calmette Guerin jag in 19-canteen save you?
From Contrary: I’m reminded of something I heard yesterday – they said (the radio, at some point during the day) that they are investigating the viability of using the BCG vaccine as a way to help protect against the worst effects of Covid-19 – so I’ve just remembered to have a quick investigation because .. (a) I remember getting the BCG at school (and ouch it was sore, we all have the scars)(b) I didn’t realise it wasn’t a thing any more! (to have everyone vaccinated in school) [Ed: I got it too in 1956? They used a needle normally … Continue reading Scottish Seniors! Might your Bacille Calmette Guerin jag in 19-canteen save you?
Fly 1000 miles, pass close to 100’s of subjects to self-isolate among previously virus-free servants?
Surely he could self-isolate in his multi-room Clarence House in London? https://scenetherapy.com/inside-clarence-house-prince-charles-home/ Is he bringing the virus to a place with previously no cases? Haven’t both governments banned bolting to your second home? Continue reading Fly 1000 miles, pass close to 100’s of subjects to self-isolate among previously virus-free servants?
Scottish Government funding to connect more turbines to National Grid
From Insider today: ‘The company behind the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth has been awarded a £1.5 million grant [from the Scottish Government] to expand its tidal turbine array between Orkney and Scotland. Chief executive Tim Cornelius said that his company’s design for the connection hub could also be used by other marine energy producers, including floating wind turbines and wave devices. He said the design would help to bring down the cost of connecting marine energy devices to the grid.‘ https://www.insider.co.uk/news/meygen-tidal-project-secures-15m-21750087 Earlier reports here on tidal power: World’s most powerful tidal turbine for Orkney after £3.4 million Scottish … Continue reading Scottish Government funding to connect more turbines to National Grid
NHS Scotland's A&E departments nearly 20% faster to help deal with coronavirus crisis
In February 2020, 87.1% of attendances at Scottish A&E services were seen and resulted in a subsequent admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours. https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-and-data/health-services/hospital-care/nhs-performs-weekly-update-of-emergency-department-activity-and-waiting-time-statistics/ In the same period, only, at best, 73%* of attendances at English A&E services were seen and resulted in a subsequent admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours. https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/ *NHS England restart the clock after admission to massage their data. So, crudely, the difference in performance is at least 14% but, statisticians tell me that we can say that 87.1% is 19.2% better than 73%. Continue reading NHS Scotland's A&E departments nearly 20% faster to help deal with coronavirus crisis
96% of Scotland's children immunised as UK figure plummets
From NHS Scotland today: Annual uptake rates remained high in Scotland in 2019; around 96% of children had received each routine immunisation by the time they were 12 months of age, apart from rotavirus vaccine, which had 93.2% uptake. Rotavirus vaccine must be given within a short time window (first dose before 15 weeks, second dose before 24 weeks), which explains the slightly lower uptake rate for this vaccine. The vast majority of children received their booster vaccines by 24 months of age; Hib/MenC (94.3%), Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) (94.4%), MenB (93.5%). For the MMR vaccine, which is first offered … Continue reading 96% of Scotland's children immunised as UK figure plummets
Scottish Labour MSP: ‘2.4% of Scottish doctors have gone to work feeling ill!’
LATEST: More than 2.4% of the rest of us have gone to work feeling ill! On Monday at Holyrood: Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent BMA Scotland survey of 800 doctors, which reported that 71% of respondents said that they had gone to work when they felt too ill to do so. Jeane Freeman: A holding answer was provided. There are around 18 000 doctors and consultants in NHS Scotland. There are a further 5 000 GPs. 800 respondents equals 3.5% of all doctors. 71% of the 800 … Continue reading Scottish Labour MSP: ‘2.4% of Scottish doctors have gone to work feeling ill!’
Paul Hutcheon wins award for Freudian self-assessment with 'cesspit of bitterness and resentment!'
In a poll carried out for us by IPSO facto, Paul Hutcheon proved the most popular choice of ‘Young Creative Writer of the Year’ with his courageous and brutally honest self-assessment, in the moment when, thinking about his attempts to become a serious journalist, he realises that he can’t because his mind is ‘a cesspit of bitterness and resentment’. I’m not ashamed to say, I shed an empathetic tear, when he then knew he had to accept life with a tabloid. It haunts me. Continue reading Paul Hutcheon wins award for Freudian self-assessment with 'cesspit of bitterness and resentment!'
Coronavirus: Reporting Scotland see the facts but don't ask why deaths are running at half the level in Scottish hospitals
BBC Reporting Scotland showed the above graph last night. Any fool can see that the Scottish deaths are not soaring like the cases. BBC Newsnight showed the one below, without my addition of the Scottish death rate (red), and any fool can see that the UK deaths are soaring: Using a graph that shouts ‘Why are the deaths so low compared to the cases?’ but not referring to the UK figures, Lisa Summers seemed unable to think the obvious: ‘Something different, something good, is happening in Scotland’s hospitals‘. Looking at the figures, as of last night: Scotland 584 cases 16 … Continue reading Coronavirus: Reporting Scotland see the facts but don't ask why deaths are running at half the level in Scottish hospitals
