Hang you heads in shame @MattHancock @BorisJohnson - are you proud of what you've achieved? This will be your legacy. 'Saving lives' my arse.
Rules are rules, unless you're a politician, in which case you can do what you like and get away with it...
Furlough extended til March which doesn’t bode particularly well but a rare compliment from me for this government of corrupt spivs and careerists for making a good decision.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, you can always rely on Rishi Sunak to do the right thing - once he's exhausted all the other options.
Sort of begs the question why they decided it was completely unthinkable to pay for a properly costed furlough in Manchester but when they’re such ****ing woeful people almost all the time on everything it’s a minor victory of sorts. Presumably the people who fell through the cracks before will still do so but this has to be a good thing. Or at least not a bad thing. It’s definitely a thing.
It's the right thing, but not for everybody and later than it should have been. People will have lost their jobs waiting for this announcement.
Thanks Oxford vaccine researchers and Astra Zeneca for following the government’s lead in wildly over promising what you can deliver. The Oxford people said it would be through trials and potentially available by September. Now, anyone who knows anything about this stuff knows that was horse ****, but they still said it. As yet, no definite dates for results, let alone regulatory approval. Astra Zeneca boldly decided to manufacture the vaccine before it was proved effective, so loads of people could get it really quickly. 30 million doses would be available! In fact there will only be 4 million doses ready before Christmas. The other vaccine, made by Pfizer, is further ahead, but needs to be stored at -70C which will be challenging for the supply chain and impossible for most GP surgeries if they are expected to inject people.
please log in to view this image Bernie'sTweets @berniespofforth It isnt there when we need it though? please log in to view this image 504 fewer children getting radiotherapy please log in to view this image 603 fewer children getting heart surgery. please log in to view this image 12,000 fewer secondary cancer refs please log in to view this image 350,000 missing suspected cancer refs please log in to view this image 27 million missing GP aps please log in to view this image 107,000 missing breast surgeries #COVID19 Quote Tweet please log in to view this image Matt Hancock @MattHancock · 7h Without taking action, the NHS would risk being overwhelmed This would mean we could no longer guarantee that our NHS will be there for you when you need it We must not let that promise be brokenhttps://express.co.uk/news/uk/1356348/coronavirus-second-lockdown-nhs-collapse-britain… please log in to view this image 1
So after the fiasco with getting an appointment with the Cardiology department, Mrs SM saw the consultant today. They carried out a full assessment, including treadmill, ECG and Echo - and didn't appear rushed off their feet - surprising seeing as they weren't giving out appointments..... Things are slowly improving with Mrs SM. Hopefully she's getting towards the end of this ****.
Some more tests to rule out anything sinister, but they are pretty certain it's post-Covid and that there will be no permanent damage once it has run it's course - however, no timescale for that.
