Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Should one man take some blame: yes

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

This does not in any way exclude the possibility that after one man has taken some of the blame others may be invited to step up and account for some more of it.

Sue Cameron has asked an inadequae question. Interestingly the comments look like 300 in favour of Sir David Nicolson, the senior NHS manager who did what his political directors said they wanted done, being fired. He’s not going to resign, he’s had long enough to consider his positions and change them already.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9883384/Should-one-man-take-the-blame-for-Mid-Staffs.html

NHS: a Good Thing.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

A view of the NHS. She’s generous, but not wrong.

Fame

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Fame is but an illusion.
While you have illusions,
Enjoy them.

reddit founder Aaron Swartz was found dead

Monday, January 14th, 2013

“recent news that reddit founder Aaron Swartz was found dead, apparently having committed suicide in response to his having accessed and released some academic journal articles and having consequently been treated like a mass murderer by prosecutors.”

From the OSWALD Open Source newsletter.

English Fizz

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/9756032/Lets-hear-it-for-home-grown-sparkling-wines.html very nice it is.

Today the word is preponderopoly

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Not so much as a monopoly…

A good paper

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

Trisha Greenhalgh on revalidation

I don’t agree with all she writes entirely, but you should read it.

OPenGPSoC

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

The Open GP Systems of Choice

The video from the Skunkworks at EHI is a good introduction.

The town hall meeting was good, the project is in hand.

Render assistance when you can.

Kent NHS Punctuation and Capitalisation Protocol PowerPoint Presentation

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

So, not the whole NHS then…

http://www.ekclinicalauditservice.nhs.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=59204

It is needed and deserves more wide attention.

The pause and Prof Steve Fields’ investigation: real?

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

http://socialinvestigations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/unedited-document-from-nhs-private.html says no.