I had another endoscopy at lunchtime. Two extremely jolly, talky nurses wheeled me down to the unit, in and out of lifts, along endless corridors, me in my pyjamas, a ludicrous spectacle, quite pitiable in its way, myself indifferent to the effect having quickly shed any residual inhibitions. The usual paperwork on arrival – my file is already competing with War and Peace – and the usual question about whether any member of my family has ever been considered at risk of catching mad cow disease.
Category: Argyll and Bute
SIR BOYD JOINS NAVY FOR A CUPPA AND A TUNNOCK’S CARAMEL WAFER
Commodore Bob Anstey with Sir Boyd Tunnock CBE as they sign the Armed Forces Covenant onboard an Astute Class Submarine at Faslane. Pictures by the
HEALTH BOARD CHAIRMAN’S AWARDS NIGHT
Approximately 400 NHS staff gathered together this week to celebrate ‘all that is great about the NHS’ and announce this year’s Chairman Award winners at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
DON’T TRUST SNP ON HEALTH, SAYS LABOUR LEADER
Scotland’s largest health board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, will receive the biggest share of the cash, almost £2.14m, with NHS Lothian in line to receive more than £1.4m.
FUNCTION OF OUR SCHOOLS
Lists that short circuit or ignore that, and celebrate academic performance to the exclusion of all else, are not simply inaccurate. They are misleading. The education system of a democracy must aim to produce citizens with the qualities that a functioning, successful community needs.
Inquiry report amounts to justice denied, says fiancee
Clutha crash: Pilot David Traill’s reputation ‘sullied’ by inquiry Captain David Traill’s partner said the inquiry’s determination did no justice to his reputation or the