Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Saturday, 13 February 2016

NHS Staffing

My dad having a poorly turn late last night led, in retrospect, to an interesting take on the current dispute over weekend staffing levels in the NHS, as following a 10:30 pm call for emergency assistance he was seen by a succession of fourteen practitioners over the next seven hours – four paramedics, three doctors, five nurses and a couple of auxiliary staff – all of whom showed care, consideration and capability in stabilising his condition and making him safe and comfortable.

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