being and becoming in the world
The photograph [above] taken by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal, fascinates me. I admire the way he never excludes ‘passing life’ from his photographs. It is one of the ‘Chrystal collection’ … Continue reading 1867 Improvement Act: St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
10 August 1967, Glasgow Daily Record: Image from Trove archive: The Red Road Development:
BMJ submission by Dr Peter J Gordon. 2nd September 2015 Yesterday I was at a consultation event held by Healthcare Improvement Scotland which sought wider views on a proposed national … Continue reading The contributions of those “retired” often prove invaluable
On a recent break in Aberdeenshire, I read Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood [a gift from my daughter Rachel]. The following passage is from this book, it is the … Continue reading ‘But is unscientific, quite unscientific’
Last week I attended the NHS Scotland Event 2018. It was held in Glasgow at the Scottish Event Campus. I do not attend corporate “educational” events such as this, however … Continue reading NHS Scotland Event 2018
In ancient Roman law, the sacramentum was an oath or vow that rendered the swearer ever loyal to the Legion.NHS Scotland has recently focussed on this dictat: “without data you’re … Continue reading The sacramentum
As an NHS doctor I was recently sent this “development toolkit”: Healthcare has become ever more reliant on tools, toolkits, dashboards, hubs and traffic lights. All those involved in healthcare … Continue reading Are there now more ‘toolkits’ in healthcare than in B & Q?