General Discussion
There was an article in yesterday's Observer about the NHS finances and the £30bn hole expected to appear in them by 2020. A quote from that article: "the NHS's financial black hole will become even bigger than £30bn if local council social care budgets are cut again, as that would put even more pressure on hospitals and GP surgeries. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services ...
Back in April when the Tories were touting their Right to Buy for housing association tenants policy there was an interview on the tv with an HA tenant who was asked what he thought of this policy. He said he thought it was a fantastic opportunity to buy his own home and on top of that it would be something to leave his kids. I remember thinking to myself at the time "You silly man. Whether ...
So those who didn't vote Tory can complain then.
This letter was in yesterday's Observer "I was fortunate enough to turn 18 two months before 7 May this year and so I am proud to state I am one of the 58% of young people who cast their vote in the general election. However, it pains me to say that I am now one of the millions of people who will be worse off, thanks to George Osborne’s summer budget. It appears, after the first Conservative ...
@Margaret Swift Snap!
I saw a programme recently that showed patients in hospital cost circa £500 per day. Yes, per day!. This drops to circa £500 per week if a place can be found for them in a rehabilitation centre. So you can see why there is a policy to get people out of hospital once they no longer need to be there and discharged either back to their homes or into rehab centres first off and then back home (if it ...
As there are a lot of us baby boomers (born circa 1944-1964) in, or coming up to, retirement and old age I thought I would post this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33552279 (btw - it might be an article that should be shown to our children as well just to make sure that they realise the money that they thought they might be inheriting from us (via our houses etc) when we all eventually ...
Would just like to point out that not all persons are able to walk 10 yards let alone 100.
Cost of the three portaloos per week? I've had this suggested to me. £20/wk + VAT for each ordinary portal and £25/wk + VAT for the disabled one. So £65+VAT per week. Are those figures about right? Anyone know?
@Purrrrrfect - ah yes! shame on me (and, more to the point, others!) for forgetting about the needs of parents with young babies and the need to change nappies. Where, in Dawlish Warren, is there a baby nappy changing area (not saying there isn't one or even more than one but just can't think off hand where they are). Addendum: Have now found this, so I guess it refers to the beach side ...
