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What it’s like to be in hospital right now.
From Sunday to Tuesday this week , I was in the Cancer Center adjacent to Guys Hospital having work on my bowels under general anesthetic. My surgery was “elective” rather than “emergency”. I had had emergency surgery for the problem … Continue reading
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Tagged BUPA, Guys and St Thomas, HCA, Mr Nair, NHS, Shard Medical Centre, Wesley's chapel
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A clap (not a slap) for the NHS
At 5pm yesterday I was clapping the NHS in hospital , shortly having received keyhole surgery. I have had good grounds for thanking the NHS over the past twelve months. As I lay in bed last night I could … Continue reading
Eu-clidding us? Mathematical BS from BJ
Boris Johnson is a classicist, but he’s not a mathematician. When Boris’ spin doctors decided to formulate the Covid-19 risk rate – this is what they came up with. To the delight of genuine mathematicians who were able to display … Continue reading
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Tagged Euclid, Euclid of Alexandra, Euclid of megara, Imperfect Scoratic, NHS
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Why we’ve failed to build a national care service
Sage seem to consider the major problem in care homes the impact it is having on the R number. At least that is how it is being reported. Sage member Professor John Edmunds told the FT Covid-19 infections in hospitals … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged CARE, Care Homes, Covid-19, long term care, NHS, Social care
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Covid-19 – interpreting the deaths data
Hospital deaths – Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England Data for the total number of positive tests for and deaths with COVID-19 in the UK (that is, individuals hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for COVID-19) … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuaires, Covid-19, COVID19, Death, Department of Health, NHS, Social care
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Should we have a national wealth service?
This article was composed for TC News on the day after the Government closed down the pubs, restaurants cinemas and theatres. It’s a day after the Treasury announced that it would subsidise the wages of those ‘furloughed” by their … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, MAPS, national wealth service, NHS, NWS, pensions
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Coronavirus – 5 reasons to stay calm
80% of us will get it- you are not alone
Yes , this virus is going to cost you, but not enough to make you ill
If you get it now – lucky you.
If you get it later, it won’t seem so weird.
One day you’ll die, this is a wake up call . Continue reading
Coming to terms with the new virus
There was an awkward moment at the end of my appointment with my NHS consultant yesterday morning. As we rose to part both instinctively stuck out our hands and then with a forced laugh withdrew and fist-pumped. We had … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, handshake, NHS, pensions, PLSA, PLSA conference
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Our right to dream of a fairer deal for older people.
It’s been another brutal week in politics. I’m glad that the pensions team in place at the start of it – remain in place at the end of it. I’m pleased that Guy Opperman remains our pensions minister. As my … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, CARE, change, ESG, Guy Opperman, NHS, PLSA, Tax, Teresa Coffey, Treasury, trust
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NHS pensions are damaging the NHS
his article is by Dr Nitin Arora I asked to publish it as I have followed his work on twitter to help pension professionals understand the current problems facing members of the NHS pension scheme. As I have written in … Continue reading
