Cyclizine Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 In our Tertiary Centre of Excellence we currently have about a third more Covid inpatients than we did at the peak of the first wave: patients do not bounce back quickly from this. Many are left with significant functional impairment and are awaiting community care packages or placements. Even with case numbers going down, we will still be admitting people at a higher rate than we are managing to discharge for a while. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Todd_is_God said: NS tone and words earlier did not sound as though she will be announcing tomorrow that schools will be going back on February 1st which should generate plenty of seethe. I know they always say that they will "make the decision tomorrow" but I don't believe they haven't already pretty much decided. I'm pretty sure it's been known/decided for weeks that they won't be going back Feb 1st. It's never really been in any doubt imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Erih Shtrep said: They might have just seen Adam Boulton fire oranges out of his arse, tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: They might have just seen Adam Boulton fire oranges out of his arse, tbf. Hopefully he forgot to wipe his rusty sheriff’s badge beforehand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just now, Melanius Mullarkey said: Hopefully he forgot to wipe his rusty sheriff’s badge beforehand. You crashed that party too! Had to leave when Laura threatened Evan Davies with a metal detector. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kneal Down Caster Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 My friend is a primary school teacher and she was in today preparing work for the kids up until Easter break (just in case scenario). Could be a bit longer than just the half term holiday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I’ve a couple friends who are teachers and they just want it announced closed until spring. I’d also make it four days teaching (each core maths and language is being taught this time) plus optional extras. Give teachers Fridays to create the following weeks work. Kids can catch up on weeks work but not expect feedback if that makes sense. no idea what’s going on at secondary level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'd imagine the only people surprised, or who complain, that schools aren't going back Feb 1 will be the #usforthem mentalists. What I'd hope for is some sort of forward plan re: older kids. I think we're going to be stretching it a bit fitting in two prelims pre-Easter; it would be good to know if there'll be an extension of SQA's dates, or if the expectations for evidence will change. Given Swinney's previous I'm not holding out much hope for an update pre-April.The rumour is that it will be inferred levels for estimates again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Write off exams and pretty much a good bit of the curriculum. I have a 9 and a 5 year old being home schooled. I work shifts 4 on 4 off when it's a week day I'm their unqualified teacher trying to split my time between the 2 of them as well as all the other shite from day life and keeping them away from my wife who is working at home. When I'm at work my wife has even less time to give to their education. We are not the only ones struggling with this and realistically when the kids go back they are going to all be at different stages of where they need to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, pandarilla said: A brutal report on bbc news at 6 there, from a hospital in London. It's quite clear that hospitals both down south and up here are at breaking point - but the case numbers are dropping so hopefully side relief will come in the next few weeks. Add on the number of those vaccinated and we should be seriously looking at reducing restrictions after February. Once the hospital numbers start falling, there will be a desperate desire to start easing restrictions. But I'm starting to read more about the need to take it slower than most would like. A few articles from the past few days about restrictions: UK 'nowhere near' looking at lifting Covid lockdown restrictions Lifting lockdown in February would be ‘disaster’, warns Sage scientist There's a Times article "Mutation could undo Covid vaccination progress if lockdown is ended, expert warns" but as it's behind a paywall, here's a thread about it on twitter. That aside, the talk of vaccines by end of Feb/Mar for priority groups ignores the fact that they'll only have had the first of a two-dose vaccine, so it'll really be three months later before the priority groups are vaccinated. That's if, the 12 week gap works out as they hope.... Edited January 18, 2021 by s_dog -6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 John Edmunds has zero credibility and Martin McKee is an 'Independent SAGE' oddball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Elixir said: John Edmunds has zero credibility and Martin McKee is an 'Independent SAGE' oddball. Oh ok, not sure why I'm taking your word for it, but I've never heard of either of them to be honest.... when I saw one was part of independent Sage, I did wonder, but the other guy is part of Sage isn't he? And it's not like either of them are a bit mad like Yeadon or Young. So do they maybe have a bit of a point? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Cyclizine said: In our Tertiary Centre of Excellence we currently have about a third more Covid inpatients than we did at the peak of the first wave: patients do not bounce back quickly from this. Many are left with significant functional impairment and are awaiting community care packages or placements. Even with case numbers going down, we will still be admitting people at a higher rate than we are managing to discharge for a while. Not sure if you saw the stuff being highlighted last night on this thread of a near 30% readmission rate of those surviving a hospital admission for Covid. Is that your impression of things here? I did wonder if the even bigger pressure on beds down south was driving early discharges which then fed into what looks like a dreadful readmission rate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Not sure if you saw the stuff being highlighted last night on this thread of a near 30% readmission rate of those surviving a hospital admission for Covid. Is that your impression of things here? I did wonder if the even bigger pressure on beds down south was driving early discharges which then fed into what looks like a dreadful readmission rate. There's certainly a fairly high readmission rate. I couldn't tell you if it's 30%, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. I can probably find out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Cyclizine said: There's certainly a fairly high readmission rate. I couldn't tell you if it's 30%, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. I can probably find out. Cheers. Don't go looking from my point of view. Suspect you don't need any additional work at the moment. There was an article in the Guardian about the figures which would seem to be NHS England Readmission rate. Edit to add the article confirms the paper has not yet been peer-reviewed. Edited January 18, 2021 by Distant Doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I reckon the vast majority on here will agree, but even freedom-loving Johnson today was saying people need to be aware it will be a slow and steady approach to reopening. That's only because they have fucked it up several times already when opening things up, and what he says now bears absolutely no relevance to what he might say in a day, week or month's time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Elixir said: Thats incredibly good news. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I think the vaccines are actually being underplayed in all honesty, and most scientists do believe they will have a positive effect in reducing transmission, which again I think is being downplayed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Gammon seethe incoming 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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