On Reporting Scotland Down this morning early, we heard that staying too long is hospital is not good for you. It seems you’d be better discharged when you’re ready to go home. Who’d have thought? However, this was largely an opportunity for this: ’86 people in Lothian hospitals died while they were waiting to be discharged.’ Remember the patients dying of various causes but after catching a pigeon-related infection and after the nurses had watched BBC News? It’s classic low-journalism statement designed to shock and yet utterly devoid of information value. Here’s some from Reporting Scotland Up (Talking-up Scotland II): … Continue reading Reporting Scotland down dodgily ‘while’ pretending to be journalists

Is the PM actually an alien inside a humanoid suit? Despite evidence like this, we can see from an FOI request and answer today that Police Scotland have done nothing to train their officers in the skills necessary to deal with alien attack: As long ago as April 2014, then Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond seems to have detected the presence of alien lifeforms around him: This explains Hammond’s hostility to Johnson. In October 2013, the BBC had been among the first to warn of this danger:   BBC Scotland were also warning the public years ago of the wider failings … Continue reading Heads must roll as Police Scotland fail to act on BBC and UK Government’s warnings of alien attack risk

https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2019/09/19/as-scottish-tory-polishes-his-brass-neck-snp-policies-actually-fight-homelessness/ https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2019/09/03/almost-twice-as-many-school-inspections-in-scotland-as-in-england-after-snp-government-boosts-inspector-numbers-by-23/   https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2019/10/01/dear-boris-nhs-scotland-ae-services-treat-more-than-90-within-target-despite-17-increase-in-demand-and-15-more-than-nhs-england-can/ https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/05/30/scotlands-media-and-opposition-parties-obsession-with-nhs-targets-may-be-making-things-worse/ Continue reading This morning’s tweets

Ed: A third from Ludo in one day! Only tangentially relevant to Scotland but worth it just for the photo. Ludo Thierry Meanwhile the Treasurer of the 1922 Committee (a newly minted knight bachelor of the realm no less) gets himself barred from the Tory conference for “..unacceptable..” behaviour. Beeb link and snippets + wicki factoids below: (Fun and games all the way wi’ Johnson and Co.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-49898209 A senior MP has been kicked out of the Conservative party conference after an altercation. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown was asked to leave the event after he clashed with staff as he tried … Continue reading Former Tory Shadow Minister for Local and Devolved Government Affairs ejected after punch-up

Ludo Thierry The SNP Scottish Govt managed to, finally, prise control of the Scottish Crown Estates marine revenues from Westminster control via the Smith Commission process. (Don’t buy into the britnat myth that the Smith Commission was a victory for the Union – In truth it was a further (large-ish) step on the long march to Indy). That fuller control (year 1) of the Scottish Crown Estates is now starting to feed through into REAL financial benefits for Scotland’s coastal communities (rather than being ‘spaffed’ up the wall by Johnson and Co). Under Westminster control – Funds provided = £4.2M … Continue reading Scotland’s coastal communities to receive 100% of revenue generated from the Crown Estate’s marine assets

Photograph By B.C. HYDRO From Ludo Thierry More for an increasingly worried Monica to bump her gums about. From news.gov.scot the latest annual Scottish Farmed Fish statistics show an increase in employment (5.5%) in the Scottish Atlantic Salmon sector and an encouraging commercial development of the biological control fish sector. Link and snippets below. See that SNP Scottish Govt? – See the Day Job thingy? Nae a bad performance hey there Monica! (This growing and hugely important sector of Scotland’s economy is being put under real risk by the UK Brexit shambles – please note all those who wonder why SNP … Continue reading Scotland has 47 million smolts!

https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Publications/2019-10-01/2019-10-01-Cancellations-Summary.pdf NHS Scotland only had to cancel 2% of operations in August 2019 due to the unavailability of staff or theatres. This is astonishing in the circumstances and cannot be bettered. To have zero operations cancelled for this reason would by definition require over-staffing and over-resourcing to enable coping with inevitably fluctuating demand. You can imagine the headlines: ‘Miles Briggs accuses SNP of wasting tax-payers money on idle surgeons and empty operating theatres!’ As for the cancellations by the patient or for clinical reasons, these are good signs showing that patients feel they can cancel if they are unsure or … Continue reading NHS Scotland hovers around near perfect efficiency as cancelled operations hold at only 2%

  https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/2019-10-01/Summary/index.asp   Attendances at Scotland’s A&E departments have climbed dramatically in the last four months, yet performance has held steady. This is a remarkable achievement worthy of media attention. In the period January to April 2019 there were 557 926 attendances giving a monthly average of 139 481.  The average performance was 89.8% seen in 4 hours. In the period May to August 2019 there were 600 730 attendances giving a monthly average of 150 182, an increase of 7.67%. The average performance was 90.7% seen in 4 hours. Continue reading Dear Reporting Scotland Down, NHS Scotland A&E Services have improved performance despite surging demand

From NHS Scotland’s Information Services Division today: During August 2019: There were 152,353 attendances at A&E services in Scotland. 90.6% of attendances at A&E services were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours. 1,406 (1%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an A&E department. 354 (0.2%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an A&E department. Thus, 99% treated within 8-hour target. Demand has increased from 129 838 in February 2019 to 152 353 in August. https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/2019-10-01/Summary/index.asp NHS England A&E Type 1 services treated only 78.3% in 4 hours. https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/     Continue reading Dear Boris, NHS Scotland A&E services treat more than 90% within target despite 17% increase in demand and 15% more than NHS England can

Links: Conservatives failing schoolchildren as mental health referrals in England are more than twice the level of Scotland   Tories- the real sex pests   Continue reading Trains, sex offenders and Monica Lennon: This morning’s tweets for nontweeters