No wonder more patients die at weekend
This mornings news that patients are 10% more likely to die at a weekend in an NHS hospital came as no surprise to me.Last week a close elderly relative was admitted as an emergency to a large acute...
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A whole range of issues have arisen that makes it difficult to post at present. Back soon.
View ArticleRest in peace
One of the happiest posts ever on this blog was way back in May 2007 when I recounted a fantastic weekend as we celebrated the wedding of a close friend. This week I return to the same village, same...
View ArticleMy Son and The Cat
This afternoon we will celebrate the life of my firend Andrew. When he was a small boy his father Bob wrote a poem. I have been asked to read it at the service:My Son and The CatMy SonProduces noise...
View ArticleThe questions the Methodist Recorder won't answer about its future
During November of last year there was a lively debate on the UK Methodists Facebook page about the Methodist Recorder. A little research led to a post about its unrepresentative board and finances. A...
View ArticleA "me" in my bonnet
I have a bee in my bonnet. It is about Daniel Iverson's wonderful worship tune "Spirit of the Living God" which is number 295 in the Methodist hymnbook "Hymns and Psalms".Given the awfulness of some of...
View ArticleNew horizons
I'm undertaking a new professional assignment at present and feel it inappropriate to continue with this ever controversial blog. So for the time being blogging is suspended.
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