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Yep about 34c here in Sussex , but Ive got friends in London in 38c and forecast hotter tomorrow. But we all know, or should know, the warnings arent aimed at most of the population. Its a bit like covid - anybody healthy, not obese and under 70 is going to have enough physical resiliance almost regardless of what they do. But for vulnerable people 40c is genuinely life threatening if you don't do the right things. And if you've never been abroad before.... .

Almost same as for me, -26c in Ekaterinburg Russia. I was 22 and had never been anywhere cold before. I just thought ice was ice and it would be like a cold in Southampton. Turned up in a leather jacket jeans and trainers, no hat. List the ability to think and stand during the 300m walk from plane to terminal . that’s why there are the warnings about extreme heat. If you’ve never experienced extreme weather before you can be woefully unprepared

He's too late for PR stunts. Someone already pressed the ejector seat

At the grave site there was a faint voice yelling "I didn't die for a fucking Lada! VW Golf GL is the MINIMUM I deserve"

Exactly, two great examples of counter productive previous reorganisations. Nurses used to learn on the job and be released for blocks of college, gradually progressing at work based on passing vocational exams. That meant they got paid, a bit, while they learned and benefitted from low cost accomodation. Now they have to pay tuition fees and take out subsistence loans for three years, build up massive debt and pay sky high private rents. Meanwhilst trusts have lost their low cost labour and instead have to employ HCAs who tend to be transitory and less motivated because there is no clear career progression. Why work for peanuts doing difficult work if there is no payoff in a few years? As for bed blockers its always been an issue, but one made worse by current government policy, not eased.

Surely the answer is to look at other countries with proven higher quality, lower cost systems and adopt them? (if there are any). If you arent looking at other countries and seeing a model where they get better outcomes at less cost what are you basing your criticisms on? You must have some measure to proclaim inefficiency? No? if not its just another pop at public services in support of yet another vanity project by yet another minister wanting to make a name for themselves. Why will this system - not proven or adopted by any of the healthcare systems in comparable countries be the silver bullet? You're claiming that this new minister led change - at least the 30th major change in the NHS since its formation 75 odd years ago, that this will be the one? Despite most previous changes having actually increased costs by constant changes - each one with its own appointments, redundancies, contract letting, lease terminations etc etc and general chaos as everyone gets used to yet another new system. You know its the same people who get shuffled everytime right? the only real change is that their previous knowledge and experience doesnt work anymore and they have to grapple with a whole new process, again. Interesting view

Which country has the nirvana? What is the model you think we should adopt? What stats are you basing your views about excess of middle managers on?

Its general advice about driving. No mention of fines. No mention of aircon.

Except rule 237 doesn't say that.

Stay with ice creams then and build up to the champagne

Why are you being a prat about it? When parts of France recorded temperatures of over 40c a few years ago 15,000 people died. It's a real thing and real story. I'm sure there was some French equivalent of you whining that their town was only 30c so no-one should say anything

I'm relocating to the car for the day. That or Macdonalds

Thats true of most people tbf, until they hit late 50s and eveything starts to fall apart.

Thats why I dont bother to debate this issue. You dont have a clue how the service works but always have an opinion - normally along the lines of we could run the best healthservice in the world for next to nothing if only we cut out the waste. Some doctors retire a few years early or go part time. Some nurses move into occupational health in private companies. The 'meh' admin staff are often on minimum wage - those who operate essential services like medical records, medical secretaries (you think appointment letters send themselves) reception, IT, porters, patient transport etc go somewhere they earn more and are more valued. Payroll and HR staff leave for more money and less abuse. Pathology staff go work for pharmaceutical companies. etc etc.

This is why we need to defeat Russia. This little girl was walking with her mother and 1.5 hours later she was dead due to a Russian missile strike on a residential square. That's bad enough but read the Russian reactions to photos of a two year old girls body mashed up in the frame of her pushchair.

This has been done to death. There is a lot of data to show the NHS compares with the best in the developed world when measured as outcomes per per pound spent but is consistently mid table in absolute performance because most comparable countries spend more. Thats it. There is nothing else to say

Compulsively stalking someone you think has mental health problems much weirder and more bizarre

They arent though. A self selecting unrepresentative 2% of the electorate are choosing our PM. The MPs are mostly just voting to put forward the candidate who promised them the best job. We don't have an elected Head of State so the minimum necessary is an elected PM.

Not right though is it> Not right when Brown became PM without one and not right now.

Sadly its not much more than that imo. Simply not being seen to be tainted by the past is enough. Not exactly compelling.

I saw that too! Apparently after she gave him the money the charity guy startewd to cry. Couple of nice pics here

Been offered a ministers job then

Nah I'm normally too pissed to run