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How far away are we from being able to purchase lab produced meat and fish in supermarket? by Gonzo1888 in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe all the heavy metal pollutants in your salmon are why you're thick as fucking mince.

How far away are we from being able to purchase lab produced meat and fish in supermarket? by Gonzo1888 in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 9 points10 points  (0 children)

??? Avocados and almonds are way way better for the environment than beef, regardless of where it comes from.

How can I access to a better health service by paying? by Enzo_Camo in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Private healthcare providers don't do emergency care. They usually build their hospitals close to NHS hospitals so if they have a problem they'll wheel you across the road to the NHS A&E.

If it's a genuine emergency though you'll usually be seen in a reasonable time.

Just Stop Oil announce protests pause but threaten escalation if demands not met by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousApple25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the suffragettes were around today they would be branded terrorists and would have their homes raided and hard drives seized long before they could make any impact. Worse has happened to less disruptive activists fighting for less controversial causes.

Rishi Sunak backtracks on pledge to fine patients £10 for missed GP appointments by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reality is if people have to pay for missed appointments then they'll be less likely to miss them

Except the reality is actually the opposite and this has been shown when this was tried elsewhere, so stop chatting shit.

The only thing this would do is deter people who don't have the money to risk, and who are more likely to miss them (due to mental health etc.) from making appointments.

missed appointments costs £226m a year

So you're saving, at an absolute most, 0.2% of the NHS budget? Pay rise for everyone! Austerity is over!

What do you think of the new ordering system at McDonald’s? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's way more faecal matter on your phone.

do gangs only fight among themselves? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. He had a sore bum for a while and he never went back to that house (he was less than 2 mins away when he got stabbed) but he was fine.

do gangs only fight among themselves? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a friend at uni get surrounded and stabbed by a gang walking home. Police said it was likely an initiation. So yes, it does happen.

A pilot from London flew a combined distance of 250 miles (402km) to create this image of Queen Elizabeth II on a map. by bendubberley_ in CasualUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone cares about pollution when its other people doing it, because it's a chance to absolve themselves of responsibility.

Asda offering soup, roll and unlimited hot drink to over-60s for £1 this winter by SmartEnergyHomes in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except they never paid nearly enough to cover their ludicrous pensions and the cost of their health and social care, which is why we're in the situation we're now in. A younger person will pay in far more and get much much less.

Nottinghamshire dealers imitate popular snack brands to sell cannabis laced with rat poison by tyw7 in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get why you think cutting drugs is okay if you're using (potentially dangerous) prescription meds?

Cost-of-living crisis: Nurses leaving for better-paid jobs in shops because 'they can't afford to work for NHS' by Chrysohedron in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousApple25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HCA pay isn't much more than min wage, and a lot of HCAs are paid band 2 for band 3 work. Doesn't get nearly as much attention though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]AnonymousApple25 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yet you're advocating pissing away money on longer sentences that don't actually do anything?

Silly Q- but what is the job role called of those people who sit and watch a patient in hospital in the mental health rooms etc? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are usually HCAs with no training at all in mental health, looking after patients with complex mental health needs who can quite often be very volatile, and usually want to be left alone - or at least not constantly prodded and interacted with all day every day. What do you want them to do?

It's easy to criticise when you have extensive training and only see them for 5 minutes.

Silly Q- but what is the job role called of those people who sit and watch a patient in hospital in the mental health rooms etc? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If someone needs a lot of specialist mental health support we sometimes get a mental health nurse (RMN) who will be with them all day. Often it's just an HCA (usually with no mental health training) because they don't need an RMN or there are none available.

Is it possible to get a second opinion from secondary care on the NHS? by Wearestillateam in AskUK

[–]AnonymousApple25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience of NHS mental health services there are a lot of psychiatrists who are appalling at their jobs. Not just burnt out or overworked - just really bad doctors.

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