ddfg Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said: Absolutely. The NHS is chronically underfunded and every year faces a struggle with winter illnesses. Partly because of that lack of funding, and partly because we're an unhealthy, ageing nation. If we're still using that as the excuse this year then we might as well axe Christmas and any winter events for the foreseeable, regardless of Covid. We can't stop the ageing process but there has been almost zero drive from the SG to promote and incentivise healthier living. Losing a bit of weight, exercising more and getting some extra fresh air are all free and could save millions from the NHS winter budgets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, The Master said: I'll admit that I'm thinking twice about the couple of Christmas events I've got coming up. Not because of the variant per se, but the new rules around isolation if you get the dreaded call. Obviously there's ways of reducing the chances of getting that call, but at least one of the events does bring a high risk of it happening regardless if someone happens to test positive. Going to a Christmas party then isolating during the boring Christmas/New Year week sounds pretty good. Just make sure the fridge is stocked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, ddfg said: We can't stop the ageing process but there has been almost zero drive from the SG to promote and incentivise healthier living. Losing a bit of weight, exercising more and getting some extra fresh air are all free and could save millions from the NHS winter budgets. BMI passports for fast food outlets IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, ddfg said: We can't stop the ageing process but there has been almost zero drive from the SG to promote and incentivise healthier living. Losing a bit of weight, exercising more and getting some extra fresh air are all free and could save millions from the NHS winter budgets. And placing a surtax on puffing fatties/a rebate on a higher base rate for the healthy is the incentive that is needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) The booking system for Covid boosters has a serious flaw. It knows all your details but will still allow you to book an appointment (And get a reminder) for a date where they would simply turn you away. Ie A double jagged 45 year old can book an appointment for a booster any day they want. Why can the system not say "sorry guv" your earliest "allowed" appointment due to when you had your 2nd Jag is xx/xx/xxxx ? Absolute pish system. Some real halfwits managing IT in NHS Scotland. Edited December 10, 2021 by superbigal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 minute ago, superbigal said: The booking system for Covid boosters has a serious flaw. It knows all your details but will still allow you to book an appointment (And get a reminder) for a date where they would simply turn you away. Ie A double jagged 45 year old can book an appointment for a booster any day they want. Why can the system not say "sorry guv" your earliest "allowed" appointment due to when you had your 2nd Jag is xx/xx/xxxx Absolute pish system. Some real halfwits managing IT in NHS Scotland. When I went to Falkirk Hospital on Tuesday, I arrived 10 minutes before my appointment and joined a massive queue. There was a woman from the NHS going up and down the line telling people to leave if they didn't have an appointment - everyone in line had one. We waited 40 minutes (so, 30 minutes after our allotted time) to finally be taken. Definite failure of the system there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 South Africa must be pishing themselves at how much we are shitting the bed. Like full on Spud from Trainspotting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 And a reminder that unless it is inevitable that hospitals will be swamped and therefore lead to people dying in the streets, restrictions are unjustifiable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 We can't stop the ageing process but there has been almost zero drive from the SG to promote and incentivise healthier living. Losing a bit of weight, exercising more and getting some extra fresh air are all free and could save millions from the NHS winter budgets. As much as im fully loaded ready to give them both barrels , that isn’t really true, they have spent billions in grants to the likes of sustrans and for local authorities to promote active travel whilst trying to discourage car use in built up areasThe truth is we are a shower of lazy c***s who won’t walk the length of ourselves, we are second only to the yanks as seeing the car as the go to mode of transport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: Yousaf tweeting that this report "sets the context" for the briefing today. Ominous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Projection of daily infection rates from the evidence paper. "To avoid the NHS being put under severe pressure Omicron would need to be substantially less severe than Delta (either because of the characteristics of Omicron or the effectiveness of vaccination against severe disease) given the very substantial number of infections projected in Figure 6." Edited December 10, 2021 by Left Back 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 We can't stop the ageing process but there has been almost zero drive from the SG to promote and incentivise healthier living. Losing a bit of weight, exercising more and getting some extra fresh air are all free and could save millions from the NHS winter budgets. Not sure how you would incentivise healthier living. If fat people can’t see thag they are killing themselves then doubt a wee incentive will make a difference 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Can I reiterate anyone wanting more restrictions are free to go lock themselves in their house and pish their pants in fear whilst the rest of us get on with our lives. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 5,000 cases. Ouch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Just now, Donathan said: 5,000 cases. Ouch. Only 9.3 percent positivity though. 8.8 percent is the seven day average. A big headline figure, but a tonne of testing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Rico Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Get on with it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Left Back said: Projection of daily infection rates from the evidence paper. "To avoid the NHS being put under severe pressure Omicron would need to be substantially less severe than Delta (either because of the characteristics of Omicron or the effectiveness of vaccination against severe disease) given the very substantial number of infections projected in Figure 6." More shite modelling. Fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 5,000 cases. Ouch.And she's giving it the "but but remember this will get higher" Justifying the shite she's about to announce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Just now, Donathan said: 5,000 cases. Ouch. What a coincidence. A massive and sudden jump when the briefing happens to be on after a couple of weeks of them hovering between 2,750-3,250. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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