Hey.
Absolutely loving this.
Work of scholarship and art and love.
Absolutely loving this.
Work of scholarship and art and love.
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hey.
Absolutely loving this.
Work of scholarship and art and love.
Absolutely loving this.
Work of scholarship and art and love.
Or putting it another way:
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Or putting it another way:
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Letting it spread makes things worse.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Letting it spread makes things worse.
Put it up alongside the staff sickness rate at the NHS.
That black line is the pre-pandemic average, and the red and the green are the worse and better points in the year.
That black line is the pre-pandemic average, and the red and the green are the worse and better points in the year.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Put it up alongside the staff sickness rate at the NHS.
That black line is the pre-pandemic average, and the red and the green are the worse and better points in the year.
That black line is the pre-pandemic average, and the red and the green are the worse and better points in the year.
Here's a graph of the rolling 6 month totals of people who have had to wait 12 hours from decision to admit to admission.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here's a graph of the rolling 6 month totals of people who have had to wait 12 hours from decision to admit to admission.
And the worst winter of all for delays to urgent care?
NOW.
NOW.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
And the worst winter of all for delays to urgent care?
NOW.
NOW.
Urgent.
You actually may need to zoom into that image to see the original graph.
You actually may need to zoom into that image to see the original graph.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Urgent.
You actually may need to zoom into that image to see the original graph.
You actually may need to zoom into that image to see the original graph.
Rampant Spread:
You need to *click* on this image to see the *mindboggling* change in number of people waiting 12 hours for treatment when they attend urgent care.
You need to *click* on this image to see the *mindboggling* change in number of people waiting 12 hours for treatment when they attend urgent care.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Rampant Spread:
You need to *click* on this image to see the *mindboggling* change in number of people waiting 12 hours for treatment when they attend urgent care.
You need to *click* on this image to see the *mindboggling* change in number of people waiting 12 hours for treatment when they attend urgent care.
It's in tiny pockets in 2019/20, not rampant yet.
And then in 2020/2021 it's potentially rampant, but *mitigations* are holding it in check still.
And then in 2020/2021 it's potentially rampant, but *mitigations* are holding it in check still.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's in tiny pockets in 2019/20, not rampant yet.
And then in 2020/2021 it's potentially rampant, but *mitigations* are holding it in check still.
And then in 2020/2021 it's potentially rampant, but *mitigations* are holding it in check still.
Emergency Phase:
Then Covid arrives.
You probably look at this and think it's bad, right?
You p
Then Covid arrives.
You probably look at this and think it's bad, right?
You p
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Emergency Phase:
Then Covid arrives.
You probably look at this and think it's bad, right?
You p
Then Covid arrives.
You probably look at this and think it's bad, right?
You p
Pre-pandemic:
This is the sad graph of how many patients had to wait *12 hours* to be admitted after the decision to admit them to hospital was made.
Depressing, right.
We're talking about urgent care here.
This is the sad graph of how many patients had to wait *12 hours* to be admitted after the decision to admit them to hospital was made.
Depressing, right.
We're talking about urgent care here.
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Pre-pandemic:
This is the sad graph of how many patients had to wait *12 hours* to be admitted after the decision to admit them to hospital was made.
Depressing, right.
We're talking about urgent care here.
This is the sad graph of how many patients had to wait *12 hours* to be admitted after the decision to admit them to hospital was made.
Depressing, right.
We're talking about urgent care here.
ternling three loved this episode.
they also drew me a birthday card a while back...
they also drew me a birthday card a while back...
February 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ternling three loved this episode.
they also drew me a birthday card a while back...
they also drew me a birthday card a while back...
I am shocked and stunned and shocked that Boris Johnson might have misled us about this.
"Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
January 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am shocked and stunned and shocked that Boris Johnson might have misled us about this.
"Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It would cost over £1800 for a family of 5 to get vaccinated for the tripledemic illnesses you ignorant loofah.
The government aren't offering them.
<screams>
"This could be the toughest winter in NHS history. Here’s a simple way we can all help: Get vaccinated"
The government aren't offering them.
<screams>
"This could be the toughest winter in NHS history. Here’s a simple way we can all help: Get vaccinated"
January 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It would cost over £1800 for a family of 5 to get vaccinated for the tripledemic illnesses you ignorant loofah.
The government aren't offering them.
<screams>
"This could be the toughest winter in NHS history. Here’s a simple way we can all help: Get vaccinated"
The government aren't offering them.
<screams>
"This could be the toughest winter in NHS history. Here’s a simple way we can all help: Get vaccinated"
"Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries"
Story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries"
Story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Look carefully at the bottom of the picture.
👀
The NHS is advertising for "corridor nurses".
🤬
👀
The NHS is advertising for "corridor nurses".
🤬
January 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Look carefully at the bottom of the picture.
👀
The NHS is advertising for "corridor nurses".
🤬
👀
The NHS is advertising for "corridor nurses".
🤬
Perfect Sunday morning to have off.
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.
January 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Perfect Sunday morning to have off.
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.
We're still at a comparative low for covid case numbers, but the tide may have turned.
Worth keeping a careful watch on this over the next couple of weeks.
Would be great to know what variants are doing... but there's no data past early December. 😕
Worth keeping a careful watch on this over the next couple of weeks.
Would be great to know what variants are doing... but there's no data past early December. 😕
January 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We're still at a comparative low for covid case numbers, but the tide may have turned.
Worth keeping a careful watch on this over the next couple of weeks.
Would be great to know what variants are doing... but there's no data past early December. 😕
Worth keeping a careful watch on this over the next couple of weeks.
Would be great to know what variants are doing... but there's no data past early December. 😕
We're only now heading into what is normally the worst of Norovirus season here... and our rolling annual total of cases of Noro is already unprecedented.
Why?
Because...
Why?
Because...
January 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We're only now heading into what is normally the worst of Norovirus season here... and our rolling annual total of cases of Noro is already unprecedented.
Why?
Because...
Why?
Because...