tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post2903062425684291774..comments2024-03-28T14:15:36.649+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Dounreay offered large supplies of PPE to health workers in Caithness - but the bureaucrats said "no"James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-60998067990199568072020-04-03T22:34:23.010+01:002020-04-03T22:34:23.010+01:00https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52158444
&quo...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52158444<br /><br />"....It’s increasingly difficult to find the words to describe the devastation as every region in the world fights to save human life as the first priority,” said Duncan Brock, CIPS group director..."<br /><br />To be honest, while the economic situation is utterly shite, this sentence sums up while I feel hope.<br /><br />Economic depressions are driven by pessimism...by a feeling of abandonment. A loss of hope. That the world is dog eat dog, every man for himself.<br /><br />Yet what could create more hope than 'every region in the world fighting to save human life as the first priority'?Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-82323024534556193302020-04-03T21:25:32.678+01:002020-04-03T21:25:32.678+01:00Dounreay will have invoices and copy orders and so...Dounreay will have invoices and copy orders and so the provenance and quality of the PPE is easily found. Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470283131056673377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-88178356167321086682020-04-03T21:24:30.859+01:002020-04-03T21:24:30.859+01:00Surely, he would want to take out Glasgow and Dund...Surely, he would want to take out Glasgow and Dundee as these are hotbeds of independence supporting bastards, whereas Embro voted strongly for NO.Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470283131056673377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-65393544138391588632020-04-03T18:49:59.224+01:002020-04-03T18:49:59.224+01:00Johnson could fire a nuclear missile from the Clyd...Johnson could fire a nuclear missile from the Clyde take out Edinburgh, blame the SNP and Britnats in Scotland are so conditioned they would still say it is so much better being in the UK. Independence for Scotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335330210460885789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-10141673529063949402020-04-03T15:28:05.278+01:002020-04-03T15:28:05.278+01:00To be honest, I'm not sure of why the Scottish...To be honest, I'm not sure of why the Scottish testing is so high compared to the rUK, and how that relates to strategy, which is clearly somewhat different. Others have mentioned some form tracing normally used for flu that's been applied here.<br /><br />I'm personally just a bit of a data geek, and so have been looking at the numbers reported at 2pm each day and seeing what I can see. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-21622958069441428562020-04-03T15:17:44.785+01:002020-04-03T15:17:44.785+01:00Is there any tracing of contacts going on here in ...Is there any tracing of contacts going on here in Scotland? I’m puzzled by what testing alone achieves. Clearly we are ‘all’ locked down at the minute but that’s neither targeted nor 100%, and a bit of each would bring huge rewards?Donald McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864655355153560863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-46886528609546060802020-04-03T14:25:24.204+01:002020-04-03T14:25:24.204+01:00Scottish sample, Westminster:
49% SNP
27 Con
12 La...Scottish sample, Westminster:<br />49% SNP<br />27 Con<br />12 Lab<br />6 Grn<br />5 Lib<br />Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-35893005675851064822020-04-03T14:24:00.398+01:002020-04-03T14:24:00.398+01:00I took that poll and accidentally ticked no when I...I took that poll and accidentally ticked no when I meant yes. <br /><br />;-)Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-53051825515002745822020-04-03T14:23:20.863+01:002020-04-03T14:23:20.863+01:00Scottish testing rates have increased notably this...Scottish testing rates have increased notably this week, and are now running at 42% higher than the UK. Scotland does 142 for every 100 in the rUK. The average is 38% greater, with 42% a new high.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the death rate here has also started to pick up markedly, although Scotland still remains notably behind the rUK on the curve. A further slight positive here, is that the number of positive cases identified per test undertaken in Scotland is increasing at a measurably lower rate than for the rUK. This is supportive of a lower infection rate.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-54469542587742996082020-04-03T14:11:16.049+01:002020-04-03T14:11:16.049+01:00YouGov polling for The Times:
https://docs.cdn.yo...YouGov polling for The Times:<br /><br />https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/sgj7p6jhwf/TheTimes_VI_200402_W.pdfSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214135953128253256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-76883427096856356402020-04-03T10:36:19.537+01:002020-04-03T10:36:19.537+01:00James,
The Times Panel Base poll has a 2% increase...James,<br />The Times Panel Base poll has a 2% increase against previous but the 49% is lower than your own poll earlier this year. Is the methodology the same i.e. is this apples with apples ?SThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623181961887443042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-64050518698319357212020-04-03T08:54:09.878+01:002020-04-03T08:54:09.878+01:00Virtually all commercially available PPE has a set...Virtually all commercially available PPE has a set of standards. Taking masks/respirators for example, you have P1, P2 and P3 levels of protection. No matter what industry it comes from a P3 mask will provide protection. Everything should be clearly labelled what standards it meets so its a very simple process to checkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361281070908316337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-5798933626659215862020-04-02T22:00:15.755+01:002020-04-02T22:00:15.755+01:00The picture that is painted by what I've been ...The picture that is painted by what I've been sent is of people with expertise who are tearing their hair out at the total unsuitability of what is being provided by the "proper procedure" and are gratefully receiving what they know to be superior equipment from unconventional sources.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264559835025144323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-60013331039193820432020-04-02T21:49:21.239+01:002020-04-02T21:49:21.239+01:00My point on irresponsibility was that the 'con...My point on irresponsibility was that the 'conventionally sourced' goods are(on paper at least) of a known quality, whereas 'unconventionally sourced' are by their nature of an unknown quality.<br />If there isn't a process in place for verifying that quality of unconventionally sourced goods, then it would be very difficult for a health board to authorise their use. Just imagine the shitstorm if they started distributing defective kit.<br /><br />I'm just saying there can be very legitimate reasons for decisions such as these being made which seem outwardly like bureaucratic obstructionism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-41544149884915968642020-04-02T21:29:56.350+01:002020-04-02T21:29:56.350+01:00To have 49.5% or above would have needed just 1 mo...To have 49.5% or above would have needed just 1 more person to be Yes rather than No.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-47407752547357474342020-04-02T21:26:28.417+01:002020-04-02T21:26:28.417+01:00As for the irresponsibility of using equipment tha...As for the irresponsibility of using equipment that wasn't designed for the job, I'd draw your attention to the observation about the NHS' own supplies often being markedly inferior to equipment acquired from unconventional sources.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264559835025144323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-54706369707029593662020-04-02T21:23:44.393+01:002020-04-02T21:23:44.393+01:00From what I've read, there seems to be a high ...From what I've read, there seems to be a high degree of confidence that it would have been of use, and that it really was just bureaucracy that got in the way.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264559835025144323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-34075840815835151082020-04-02T21:16:10.104+01:002020-04-02T21:16:10.104+01:00Would gear from Dounreay even be useful to NHS sta...Would gear from Dounreay even be useful to NHS staff?<br />Radiation and radioactive particles seem like very different threats to viral particles.<br /><br />My (limited) understand is that face masks are designed to stop particles from passing through by means of a dry barrier. Does the equipment used at Dounreay work by the same mechanism? I know in toher fields that sub-standard PPE is less safe than none at all since it creates a false sense of security and encourages unnecessary risks.<br /><br />Also, it would be irresponsible to use equipment which hasn't been designed for the job, or which can be demonstrated to be of similar quality and design. This would be a logical reason to insist that all equipment go through formal procurement channels. Whether this is the real reason, I cannot say.<br /><br />Since I've no specialist knowledge of this, or know the details of this case, any further comment from me would be speculation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com