Tag Archives: NHS

The Forgotten People

Posted on September 22, 2020 by the archivist

Something Michael Moore said (10:00 minutes): “I can say that from my end of the political spectrum, we don’t forget people. We’re actually about remembering the people who are forgotten, and fighting for them… The real forgotten people, the people … Continue reading →

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NHS Food

Posted on May 15, 2020 by the archivist

One interesting thing I’ve had over the past 2 weeks is my closest ever experience with Britain’s NHS, and in particular with its food, which I’ve been eating every day. And there was something that struck me as very interesting … Continue reading →

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Public Health Terrorism

Posted on July 26, 2019 by the archivist

I spend much of my time these days using equations of heat flow to construct elaborate models of the surface of the Earth. To be precise, I’m using this equation: If gives the heat flow Q through a column of … Continue reading →

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Hooray! A third of NHS hospitals still allow smoking

Posted on June 2, 2019 by the archivist

Hat tip to Smoking Lamp for this: Almost a third of NHS hospitals in England still allow smoking on their premises, according to an official report. Health chiefs have called for hospitals across the country to stop people from lighting … Continue reading →

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Useless Doctors

Posted on April 20, 2018 by the archivist

I spoke to Nisakiman last night. He got his biopsy results last week. And the prognosis was delivered to him by a harridan doctor who told him that he had “not years” to live, but only months. And of course … Continue reading →

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Eugenics Never Went Away

Posted on October 21, 2017 by the archivist

Via Audrey Silk, Daily Mail: Smokers face breath tests before surgery: Patients will have to prove they have quit before being referred for an operation Obese patients to be told they cannot have an operation unless they lose weight  The … Continue reading →

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Empower, Include, and Transform

Posted on September 28, 2017 by the archivist

Something I came across a few days ago: Obese people and smokers in the East Riding are to be denied non-life threatening surgery for six months. Routine operations, including for hip and knee replacements, will be delayed for patients with … Continue reading →

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Tiptoeing Away

Posted on April 11, 2017 by the archivist

H/T Simon Clark, the BMJ has been complaining: Is the UK government still serious about reducing smoking? The lack of a tobacco control plan since 2015 could damage recent gains in reducing prevalence, Sophie Arie reports On 20 May, the … Continue reading →

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Someone Intervened

Posted on September 6, 2016 by the archivist

H/T Dick Puddlecote for this from the BBC (my emphasis): A move that could have seen obese patients refused surgery in an attempt to save money is to be reviewed after national NHS bosses intervened. A proposed restriction by the NHS … Continue reading →

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Hospital News

Posted on September 4, 2016 by the archivist

I came across 3 stories about NHS hospitals today. Number one: Obese people and smokers ‘banned from routine surgery’ as NHS attempts to cut spending costs ‘It’s the only way providers are going to be able to balance their books… … Continue reading →

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