Maverick
Retired GP Partner
Health secretary launches £140m competition for NHS artificial intelligence projects
Oh, and as far as world leading cutting edge technology is concerned, the UK is about as advanced as a wheelbarrow without a wheel. D'you suppose milords Stevens and Hancock read, believe or even care about the trash they excrete or the people they are resposible for. I suspect not. Even the eunoch Halotus would refuse to touch this putrescence.
Health secretary launches £140m competition for NHS artificial intelligence projects
One hundred and forty million pounds is loose change down the back of your sofa compared to the ONE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND MILLION pounds it'll cost to cut a half hour or so off your rail journey from Manchester to London on HS2. If HMG spent ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS on the ambulance service, would that be a better investment I wonder? I'd rather wait for a train for a few exta minutes if it meant I'd get to my local specialist stroke centre within the golden hour when my faculties collapse...
And where's the benefit when the HS2 service is delayed by 40 minutes because of leaves on the line or the wrong type of snow....
Priorities.....?
ONE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS. ONE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS (£106bn seems tiny when written so)
Look after your business chums at your peril....
42,000 GPs working in the UK (ball park). ONE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS equates to TWO AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS to spend on health care for EACH PRACTICING GP....
Sometimes I despair, but mostly I'm secure within my state of compassion fatigue. I pulled the ladder up a while back. I suggest you do the same if you can... GTFO.RCGP urges NHS England to restart development of PCN specifications
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-51121875/matt-hancock-we-shouldn-t-be-flying-less
Finger on the pulse.....RCGP urges NHS England to restart development of PCN specifications
https://www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2019/jul/24/matt-hancock-health-secretary-legacy-quickly-forgotten-nhs
Go Matt. Electric air flight. Right on. Climate crisis.... what crisis. NHS crisis..... what crisisRCGP releases action plan for primary care with 'urgent' call for GP workforce boost
I have been blissfully retired for three and a half years. The core issues which led to my leaving still exist and are getting worse. Fundamentally, we all know what's wrong, as the comments on this website confirm, but the solution still eludes....
I posted this link under Dr. Kamal Sidhu's excellent "views" article a few days ago, but I think it warrants posting again here for those who may not have seen it. If nothing else, it may raise a laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawagQ6lLrA
Monty Python's Life of Brian, PFJ to take action....
Proposals will have a detrimental effect - so we need our voices heard
https://youtu.be/YawagQ6lLrA
Life of Brian... committee meeting - PFJ to take action....
food for thoughtRevealed: 11-hour days, 41 daily contacts and half of GPs working unsafe levels
BBC Panorama 7.30pm "Why can't I get an appointment" cutting edge TV investigative journalism at its best...
Take home messages;
1. GPs average income £92,000.00 p.a.
2. Child dies of ischemic bowel because GP misinterprets telephone messages and does not offer urgent/same day appointment.
3. GPs in deprived areas don't offer enough appointments.
4. 20,000 physios pharmacists and paramedics will save the day.
5.One GP burned out under extreme pressure.
Having watched the documentary I believe that the intended message in the broadcast is that GPs are to blame for not working hard enough. Patients need appointments and GPs are not meeting their demands.
SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
Conclusion for all GPs...
You're on your own. Think for yourselves.
Whatever you decide, with the wealth of knowledge you carry with you from your own training and experience you can at least look after those close to you.
HMG, NHSE, RCGP, CQC, DHSC, HEE and on and on really don't give a shit.
Stay if you wish.... leave if you can.
Times... they are are a changin'Health minister: ‘EU docs should feel welcomed, supported and encouraged to stay'
Stephen Hammond MP is Minister of State at DHSC... (and a very important man)....
He says " this government is committed to a brighter future for all our health and care professionals" (so we should take heed and be impressed)....
Bollocks...
Our elected government has gone to hell in a hand cart.
I quote Brian... (He's not the Messiah.... he's a very naughty boy!)
"You dont't need to follow me.
"You don't need to follow anybody".
"You've got to think for yourselves".
"You're all individuals".
"You're all different".
....and don't be the dullard who responds "I'm not"...NICE: Treat mild depression in children and young people with digital CBT
Splendid work Claire Murdoch. That'll fix it. Job done.
NHS England invites GP feedback on NHS app as the national roll-out begins
I've sent some constructive feedback to this address but I'm not holding my breath for a response. It'll probably be processed by an app.
NHS England invites GP feedback on NHS app as the national roll-out begins
You can email NHSE with any comments at
england.contactus@nhs.netNHS England invites GP feedback on NHS app as the national roll-out begins
I've just downloaded the app. Useless. If this is the best NHSE can come up with, they should hang their heads in shame. 0/10. Mrs Beeton gives better advice. First published 1861.
Appeals court tells GMC to show 'restraint' as it quashes bid to sanction doctor
Just leave...
Doctors practise in 'a climate of fear' after Bawa-Garba case, says GMC review chair
Just leave...
Royal Colleges urge patients to question GPs over tests and treatments
Somebody's just read "Too many pills" by James Le Fanu. It's worth a look.
GPs should interview relatives when assessing dementia, says NICE
Just get them all to run 5K.... that should do the trick
Sorry but the drugs do work
Latest studies by senior medical academic and public health experts reveal that your best chance of living a long and healthy life of predefined genetic length is achieved by...
1. Choosing your parents wisely.
2 Exposing yourself to all available pathogens in infancy and childhood (eat soil, skin your knees whilst falling out of trees). Parents... ensure your kids walk, run or cycle everywhere. Buy them a dog, make sure they are responsible for it, walk it and clean up after it. Make sure they have the opportunity to make lots of friends.
3. Making sure you and your children are fully vaccinated against comment prevalent infectious pathogens.
4. Assuming every child and adult is healthy if they are well and asymptomatic.
5. Everything is fine in moderation.
6.Let common sense prevail.
7. Only ever seeking medical advice if you are inexplicably ill (excludes coughs, colds, common aches and pains, overindulgence, misbehaviour, lack of regular exercise and poor lifestyle choices).
8.Not agreeing to be screened for anything until you understand the potential benefits and side effects of the process (false positives/false negatives/harm from unnecessary treatment etc).
9. Do not take any medication until you understand the reason(s) for its recommendation, the side effects and potential benefits (if any).
10. If you feel fit and well... usually you are fit and well. Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to..Three million patients claim to have suffered preventable harm in primary care
And your point is...?
Record number of GP trainees recruited, education bosses announce
the record's stuck... sschk....the record's stuck... sschk... the reco
Digital rectal examination for prostate cancer by GPs 'unnecessary', finds study
Then read "This is going to hurt" by Dr Adam Kay followed by "Bad Pharma. How medicine is broken and how we can fix it" by Ben Goldacre. Makes you think...
