incentivised target based approach

By Hole Ousia July 24, 2020March 2, 2023

Peter’s Lost Marbles

This film, made in 2011, which voiced my disquiet about the enthusiasm for the early diagnosis of dementia, generated such a defensive response that I felt I had to remove … Continue reading Peter’s Lost Marbles

By Hole Ousia January 13, 2020February 25, 2023

My retirement

I have been considering, for some time now, whether I should continue doing what I do in terms of what some refer to as ‘activism’. My interest is in ethics, … Continue reading My retirement

By Hole Ousia December 15, 2018February 11, 2023

We have moved on

I wrote this poem many years ago. At the time there was an incentivised national target for the early diagnosis of dementia (HEAT target 4). Concerned about the potential for … Continue reading We have moved on

By Hole Ousia November 7, 2018February 10, 2023

“Trickles down from the upper echelons”

I read this letter by Dr William Durward, a retired NHS Scotland Consultant with interest. It was published in the Herald, 7 November 2018, and was written in response to … Continue reading “Trickles down from the upper echelons”