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NHS lies to its own staff………?
Sometimes it’s gloss, other times it’s spin but on other occasions it’s downright lies. That’s England’s NHS for you. A management culture so dire that it’s full of cover-ups, fiddling of waiting lists and gagging of whistleblowers. This corrupt culture … Continue reading
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Underfunded, overstretched hospitals. But who gives a damn?
I am actually very, very angry today. The Telegraph reports that analysis by the highly respected Prof Sir Brian Jarman shows that our hospitals in Lincolnshire have, over the period 2009 to 2012, the second highest level of ‘excessive’ deaths … Continue reading
Same as it ever was.
I was sent a clipping recently. It was from the Lincolnshire Free Press letter page of the 9th October. The clipping was a short letter from Richard Davies, the Conservatives Candidate for the post of Police and Crime Commissioner for … Continue reading
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Career politicans do not put Lincolnshire First
Over the last 30 years we have created a ‘political class’ of full-time politicians. Not just in central government but also in local government. They have political careers and their careers do not depend upon doing the best for their … Continue reading
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Worried about our hospitals – hmmmmm…. I think we should be
In the next few days the NHS will be rocked by the publication of the final report into the events at Mid Staffordshire. The first report concluded that ‘there was an atmosphere in which front line staff and managers were … Continue reading
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Re-energising our approach to Anti-Social Behaviour
When I have met with voters antisocial behaviour and failing to tackle it effectively is one of the biggest issues raised. People seem to have different understandings or definitions of ASB; some regard vandalism as ASB when of course it … Continue reading
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That’s NOT the way to do it
Police morale and motivation is at an all-time low. I know this not just from media reports but also from direct discussions with many serving officers. Indeed Lord Stevens who is leading a review into the future of policing is … Continue reading
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Conservatives start to line up to criticise idea of politicians as Police Commissioners…..
It is clear that many politicians, from all parties, do not like the idea of Police Commissioners being drawn from their own ranks. They believe it is essential that that such posts should not become ‘politicised’; however it is equally … Continue reading
Stopping the rot of antisocial behaviour
Anti-Social Behaviour(ASB) doesn’t sound that bad, does it, sort of “not quite polite” or “not very nice”. It doesn’t sound criminal, indeed some of it is not, or like a real crime, and what’s wrong with going out and having … Continue reading
