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[Richard]

The Central Middlesex must be one of the increasingly few hospitals we have not visited with a 25 mile radius taking in the west north and east of us. Based on your experiences it is one better cancelled than attended.

Someone mentioned Northwick park, I think that was the one that had terrible phone performance when it opened back in the 1960s. There were bags of staff, just never in position when callers wanted or needed to call. The idea of scheduling staff start, end and relief times to avoid peek demand times, had not been part of the planner’s brief. A few moment’s work caused a dramatic improvement and meant they had enough staff to cover most sickness and holidays needs without recruiting anyone extra.

That one is outside of our notional 25 mile boundary so we have not visited it either, long may that remain the case.

Reminder, I must check my mileage against the insurance limits for the usual car, urgently.

[JayCeeDee]

I remember Northwick Park for several reasons, even though I don’t think I ever went there.

Firstly was the “Elephant Man Drug Trial” back in 2006 and later the ludicrous waste of money spent on new hospital trolleys that wouldn’t fit through the majority of the hospital’s doors!! ( I remember it well but can’t find anything online about it.)

[Bob Williams]

Mark Turner wrote:

Bob was that Para pub up a small road / alley off the high street heading in to the main town centre walkway?

Mark, it sounds similar, but after (gulp!) almost 53 years I cannot be certain. And I was blinded by love (or something like it) and several alcoholic beverages at the time. It was certainly a blind alley for me!

When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
I'm out.

[Richard]

Today did not go well… We arrived there is good time and were called in at about the right time,then a wait, wait wait while Michele had her hour and a half of reruns of the scans they did before before never reaching the therapy stage. Unfortunately her co-morbidities exact a toll so when she was told to lie down with arms raised then move this way and that way arms up down and sideways then sit up slide about and do it all again, things went less down hill and more vertical power dive.

A rushed GP appointment this evening has resulted in a heavily topped up supply of the ‘must be signed for’ tablets and clear instructions to take as many as possible of various supplies before Mondays rerun. I am not looking forward to that ‘experience, the traffic today was still in the New Year honeymoon phase, it won’t be next week.

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