Do you ever get fed up with me reporting how after 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP? Now it’s our well-regulated RAAC ‘which can easily last 50 years, and should be able to carry on for several decades after that’
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA BBC England on 9 September 2025, has: A hospital which has its ceilings held up by thousands of props has been rated the worst performing in the country. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, came bottom of the league table of 134 acute hospital trusts in England. As a hospital which has crumbling reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), QEH has been prioritised for a rebuild by the national New … Continue reading Do you ever get fed up with me reporting how after 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP? Now it’s our well-regulated RAAC ‘which can easily last 50 years, and should be able to carry on for several decades after that’
As cancer doctors in England warn of postcode lottery NHS Scotland’s “person-centred access without geographical disparities” launched in 2022 has worked but Scottish media ‘play’ us
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Health today and broadcast on BBC Breakfast on repeat: Senior cancer doctors are warning that excessive red tape means some patients in England are struggling to access the latest cancer treatments. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) says bureaucracy is “stifling innovation” and that applying for funding to pay for new treatments can be “cumbersome” for some cancer centres. It says the situation is leading to an unacceptable … Continue reading As cancer doctors in England warn of postcode lottery NHS Scotland’s “person-centred access without geographical disparities” launched in 2022 has worked but Scottish media ‘play’ us
BBC Scotland’s Picken lies about early prisoner release plans and fails to tell you the whole story because it’s a bit to optimistic for you to hear of
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Scotland’s Andrew Picken, yesterday: The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving sentences for violent crimes, were freed in February and March after prison bosses warned they couldn’t take any more arrivals. In the week before the process of releasing those inmates … Continue reading BBC Scotland’s Picken lies about early prisoner release plans and fails to tell you the whole story because it’s a bit to optimistic for you to hear of
Herald writer’s latest ferry fiasco fake news is blown out of the water by the evidence
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Today, the Herald has the above, and: A coalition of islands has lodged a formal objection over a Scottish Government ferry fiasco compensation fund which they have condemned as “unlawful, unjust and divisive”. Six Hebridean islands has come together to lodge a formal protest to the Scottish Government about the £4.4 million scheme that was intended to support islanders after years of CalMac ferry disruption. Nowhere is there any detail on just who the members of this great coalition … Continue reading Herald writer’s latest ferry fiasco fake news is blown out of the water by the evidence
Scottish Government initiatives push Scotland well ahead of the rest of the UK in preserving nature
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA In the Guardian today: Area of England well protected for nature is in decline, data shows – Wildlife coalition says figure stands at 2.83% of country, less than in 2024 and tiny fraction of the 2030 target of 30%. The area of England protected effectively for nature is continuing to decline, according to data from the country’s largest coalition of wildlife organisations, as experts say the government is allowing habitats to deteriorate. … Continue reading Scottish Government initiatives push Scotland well ahead of the rest of the UK in preserving nature
Leading research group casts doubt on NHS England’s waiting list figures
stewartb As has been highlighted before on TuS, one needs to look closely and critically at performance statistics for NHS England. They are not always what they seem – cf. 12 hour A&E waits. The Nuffield Trust is now exposing yet more dodgy data. Source: Nuffield Trust (August 13 2025) Why is the planned care waiting list coming down and what does the data really tell us? Context: ‘When Wes Streeting celebrated the improvement in the waiting list – saying “thanks to our interventions and the hard work of NHS staff, the overall waiting list has now fallen in April for the … Continue reading Leading research group casts doubt on NHS England’s waiting list figures
Significant trend in reducing numbers waiting more than 8 and 12 hours in Scotland’s Type 1 A&E departments over last year
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA Media coverage of waiting times in Type A&E departments tends to focus on longer term trends where, inevitably, there has been a worsening picture, in every part of the developed world and which is due to multiple, not fully understood, factors such as changing patterns of patient behaviour and expectations, in GP behaviour and in background socio-economic factors such as austerity and drug abuse. Hospitals do not have the power, … Continue reading Significant trend in reducing numbers waiting more than 8 and 12 hours in Scotland’s Type 1 A&E departments over last year
News you won’t hear anywhere else – More than 90% of Scottish schools pass inspection on their performance regarding learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From Primary and secondary school inspections in 2024/25: FOI release, published today and answering these questions: we can see on the key questions of standards of Learning, teaching and assessment and Raising attainment and achievement, on which all 168 Primary and Secondary schools were assessed, the following results: On the third question, the response was: Education Scotland does not hold the information you have requested, and therefore, we are applying … Continue reading News you won’t hear anywhere else – More than 90% of Scottish schools pass inspection on their performance regarding learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement
As UK Labour acts to worsen hospital postcode lottery fears in England with a league table, how Scotland’s hospitals are all pretty much the same – good, safe, reliable
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Health today, the above and: New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England have been published for the first time, with specialist hospitals taking the top slots. Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie NHS Foundation Trust. At the bottom is Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, which has … Continue reading As UK Labour acts to worsen hospital postcode lottery fears in England with a league table, how Scotland’s hospitals are all pretty much the same – good, safe, reliable
As BBC UK today reports charges of corporate manslaughter in Lancashire stroke unit news of the Scottish Government’s stroke improvement plan that has already saved 2 000 is kept from you
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Lancashire, today the above and: Police are investigating potential corporate failings contributing to the death, ill-treatment or neglect of patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s stroke unit, BBC North West has learned. Offences under consideration by Lancashire Police include corporate manslaughter, corporate ill-treatment and wilful neglect, and offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act. The investigation was launched in October 2023 after the prosecution of five health … Continue reading As BBC UK today reports charges of corporate manslaughter in Lancashire stroke unit news of the Scottish Government’s stroke improvement plan that has already saved 2 000 is kept from you
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