Doctor and Patient
The above perspective by Cathy Wield can be read in full here. What follows is my comment [as posted]: Dear Cathy, Thank you for writing what I consider to be … Continue reading Doctor and Patient
Category: NHS Scotland
An archive of material related to, or about, NHS Scotland
Keynote Lecture: Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference 2023
Session 3: ‘Looking to a brighter future’ – how today’s research, learning and developments are offering hope for tomorrow. Hilary Evans, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Co-Chair of … Continue reading Keynote Lecture: Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference 2023
Campaigner: NHS patient safety reforms are ‘a disaster’
The Sunday Post, 26 November 2023, by Marion Scott. Health campaigners are accusing NHS officials of failing to comply with rules over the investigation of hundreds of serious incidents which … Continue reading Campaigner: NHS patient safety reforms are ‘a disaster’
Well, look
Last Thursday I heard Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister for the Scottish Government, on BBC Radio Scotland. She was asked about transparency, truthfulness and integrity in relation to Scottish Government: … Continue reading Well, look
“As a government we interpreted those requests too narrowly”
From the Scottish broadsheets, November 2023:
‘Covid-era messages were deleted’
The following material all comes from a Sunday Times article entitled “Inside the SNP’s WhatsApp smokescreen” by Alex Massie and John Boothman:
‘Does not augur well’
In the Herald, 5 November 2023, Dani Garavelli offered a viewpoint on the UK Covid-19 inquiry. She then went on to consider a controversy in relation to WhatsApp communications used … Continue reading ‘Does not augur well’
The Scottish Government WhatsApp controversy
The above is a quote by Brian Taylor in the Herald, 4 November 2023.