AliJaneMoore

At @stcatz for a course. I wonder if @duncanrobertson.bsky.social is around?

not sure whether people like @benansell.bsky.social or @profjanegreen.bsky.social would agree but it's an interesting question to mull over. Whether some of the independents would stand down and allow Reform to gather the populiat vote is another factor.

How many other constutuencies have demographics like Gorton and Denton - large Muslim minority plus significant number of students and youngish grads but also white working class - and where are they? Does East Oxford look like one of them?

The collapse in recruitment of nurses from overseas laid bare.

HSJ Podcast: Has Baroness Amos been set up to fail? NHS maternity care continues to be under the spotlight, so on this week's episode, we unpick the web of different national reviews and how trusts could be asked to improve services.

What's happening with the Amos review? Here's the HSJ podcast with Annabelle Collins, @emilyltownsend.bsky.social
and myself talking about progress so far... www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-health-c...

Are you Cyclox' new treasurer?
Could you volunteer with our team of friendly trustees?
We're not looking for an accountant, just someone with a head for figures who wants to see more people cycling more often and more safely in Oxford, more info here www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...

I've shared it with the cycling advocacy charity I'm involved in: can help guide our communications.

Currently waiting for a fourth date for Thames Water to install a meter - 3 attempts failed because the engineers had not been informed it was external to the hosue and required digging. Unbelievably inefficient organisation.

I've seen very little thinking on that level in the UK. Love the idea of not using words or phrases which accept opponents' framing of the issues.

I wonder if they have to submit data on how many they have answered for annual reports or to NHSE?

I've seen one case of violence against a cyclist and a second of threatened violence on local social media in the last week.

there is also an "old" issue around patients kept on ambulances for long periods - paramedics aren't trained to offer care beyond the short term, ambs aren't equipped to offer food/loos etc.

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

IOA group leader “harassed and bullied” female councillor The group leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance, David Henwood, has been found to have harassed and bullied a Labour councillor and brought Oxford City Council into disrepute. Trish Elphinstone, ...

oxfordclarion.uk/ioa-group-le...

they seem to have upped their profile - lots of TV advertising (esp during the Tour de France last year...not sure they are hitting the right demographic there)

yes, that wound me up too. Wanting seperate vaccines = 4 times as much NHS time spent vaccinating and less capacity to see others.

it went on the market for £15m originally. I could never see how having a £17m mansion for men (bet is was mostly men!) to cogitate in amounted to altruism, effectiv or otherwise, but may be I was missing something,

did OUH explain how it reduced the cardiothoracic waiting list from 99 to 5?

Is the gov about to drop the commitment to 15K medical students by 2031-32? Many people believe so - and the numbers are already below trajectory unless additional international students are counted. My piece for the BMJ www.bmj.com/content/392/...

meanwhile the rest of the country is rapidly going cashless....

Breaking: UK government is confirming it’s dropped plans to delay local elections at 30 English councils

Odd point about the ICO: it asks if it can share your arguments for release of info with the public body which is refusing to release it. But it won't share their arguments with you. Not a level playing field?

We will penalise women who don't have <more> children is one of the most chilling statements I have ever heard from a politician.

throughout the NHS I see orgs having to play catch up because of lack of investment over the last decafe or so. Trusts' risk registers are stuffed with failing infrastructure and equipment. Yet the chances of significant investment now seem slight.

Delays repairing ageing ambulances hitting response times Some ambulance trusts report that up to two-fifths of their ambulances are unavailable, with ageing vehicles sidelined for repairs and replacements.

Forget the successive govs hype about investment in more ambulances - many trusts are not able to replace an ageing fleet within their own target times and are seeing greater downtime as existing ambulances need repairs/maintenance www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...

FFS - does this mean the opening of the service is being pushed back further? What is it with Oxford and rail infrastructure - a key bridge closure for rail improvements has cut the city in half since 2023 and now this?

Trusts pause shared CEO plan A recently formed hospital group has decided to retain separate chief executives for its two trusts.

This is undoubtedly the right decision: Medway needs a CEO who can concentrate on its problems and not havew to worry about another trust. Brave to make that decision though...https://www.hsj.co.uk/leadership/trusts-pause-shared-ceo-plan/7041062.article

NOOOOOOOOO!

was at the Cherwell Boathouse last week and the river there was incredibly high - 10cm at least over the fixed wooden pontoon used to launch punts. And we won't mention Port Meadow......

Didn't realise it was April already.