October 2026 blog
Pharmacy First
Another government plot to pay pharmacists £17 for “simple”
consultations
Simple diseases are not always simple! Headaches can be subarachnoid haemorrhages,
ear infections
UTIs complex
Pharmacies receive £17 for a consult-usually say “best see your
GP to be certain...”
Pharmacists are excellent dispensing, checking, contra indications of medicines:
not trained in history taking, differential diagnosis, red flags
SEE A GP FIRST!!!Your GP gets only £170 for a year's unlimited consults...
DH still advertising for PA, AA, ACP out of scope jobs
DH advertising for PAs, ACPs jobs which should be filled by a real Doctor! DH
seem to tell Trusts “We will indemnify, you allow any scope of practice”
DANGEROUS, UNSAFE!!!
UK has 19 scanners per milluion population
How did the Chancellor allow borrowing to rise? Thatcher/McKinsey PRIVATISE /GIVEAWAY EVERYTHING
How do we pay for our NHS and Care Homes
A good start would be to collect all taxes due: £59bn not collected
Tax Google,Amazon etc correctly
Stop waste: Di Do's £37bn test & trace, HS2 was a complete Horlicks... , bridge to Ireland crazy
Stop wasting money of MacKey's revenge: totally dangerous and useless PAS, AAs, ACPs
Ban overseas tax havens
? reduce ALL benefits by 10% ?
Tax extreme wealth...
Two opposing economic theories
1-As a sovereign nation, the UK can print money
(I am no economist-but markets,credit agencies might baulk at Banana republic/South
Sea Bubble result)
2-Thatcher: taxes raised must exceed spending
Which theory is true?
ACOs, US model left in, Nederlands removed
Horrendous ambulance delays Seizure
GMC subscription is a tax on Doctors
Quangos - "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations" - are set up by government to oversee regulations and operate independently from politicians. NHS England was created as part of the 2012 reforms introduced under former Tory health secretary Andrew Lansley.13 Mar 2025
Mental health whizzy app hazard
ICS treating patients out of region
Lincs: Nurse consultants supervising Residents
GPs denied millions, 2 care rises
Migraine prevention Specialist