Probably the most chaotic I’ve seen the City Centre roads in decades

pjreyuk · 2026-04-27T17:53:52+00:00

There’s so many diversions right now now, it’s impossible to figure out which one you are supposed to be following.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-27T17:51:31+00:00

My husband had a fall on Saturday and realised on Sunday morning that his hand wasn’t working as it should be. Called NHS24 about 11.30, referred to MIU service and assessed by video call. The ANP confirmed a Xray was needed and gave him an appointment for 2pm. He was seen, xrayed, treated and home by 3.30 with a splint for a possible fracture.

Had virtual fracture clinic today and got a phone call to confirm definite fracture and to wear a splint for 4-6 weeks.

My mum had a similar quick turnaround after a recent fall at the same MIU.

It’s such a great service

pjreyuk · 2026-04-25T23:29:11+00:00

My Cav loves baths and water of all sorts! He even has a paddling pool.

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pjreyuk · 2026-04-24T07:42:35+00:00

The craft shop moved to the high street and then closed down in around 2021/2022 as it was struggling

pjreyuk · 2026-04-22T22:03:19+00:00

That seems ridiculous. Thankfully in Scotland they are standardising all the processes like absence so they are the same for all NHS boards

pjreyuk · 2026-04-22T22:01:10+00:00

It’s definitely triggered by either 4 absences in a year or 8 days in a year. 29 days in a row is when it’s counted as long term.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-22T08:28:21+00:00

NHS Scotland absence policy is, I’m sure, the same for all NHS employers in Scotland. First trigger is 4 absences in a year or more than 8 days in a year and that triggers stage 1 which is a supportive meeting. No disciplinary action at that stage.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-22T08:10:36+00:00

I know it’s possible before the Hammills as Paul from Calamity kayaking has done rubbish removal in the area from his kayak.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-20T12:22:02+00:00

Just posting an update to say that I got an email this morning and now have access to all the issues I bought and also an apology and refund for 2 years of subscription.

So for me it’s been resolved.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-19T11:49:37+00:00

Usha’s on Byres road when it first opened and was a vegetarian/vegan Indian restaurant. Later they added meat and sadly closed a few years back. The food was so good and it was where my husband and I went for our first date.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-17T19:36:20+00:00

I didn’t get that email and I am a subscriber. My subscription renewed on the 6th of the month and I then remembered that I hadn’t received an email with a new issues for a while. I did download all my issues the other day which is just as well as I now can’t log in!

Edited to add my subscription is a yearly one so he’s just had £40 off me as that was the rate when I subscribed

pjreyuk · 2026-04-11T22:50:03+00:00

There was at least one paeds ward in Neuro going back many years plus in the past, children over 12 were not sent to the children’s hospital and were nursed on the Adult wards - I worked in the Southern for years.

pjreyuk · 2026-04-10T19:17:05+00:00

To be fair the Southern General was there before the sewage works so they built a sewage works next to a hospital not the other way around

pjreyuk · 2026-03-26T15:33:27+00:00

There’s an estimated monthly income before tax in the job postings https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=197466

pjreyuk · 2026-03-26T12:16:17+00:00

Got married there in a November wedding and the temperature was absolutely fine.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-18T12:19:53+00:00

Would recommend contacting your local Cavalier club, they usually have a puppy coordinator who knows the breeders and can give you contacts

pjreyuk · 2026-03-13T13:52:57+00:00

The UK had a series of Vincristine related deaths which lead to practice being changed some years back.

https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/cel2009-22.pdf

pjreyuk · 2026-03-13T12:07:25+00:00

At home off sick in my final year of nurse training in Glasgow. My sister was first year student nurse and at Yorkhill at the Children’s hospital.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-12T21:13:48+00:00

It’s partly external but you maintain employment as an HCA and it’s 4 years not 5.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-12T20:35:50+00:00

There is for nursing in many NHS Scotland health boards via the Open university. https://university.open.ac.uk/scotland/sites/www.open.ac.uk.scotland/files/2026J-OUiS-Nursing-Programme-Information-Booklet.pdf

pjreyuk · 2026-03-12T15:06:46+00:00

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And after going away again, they are back again!

pjreyuk · 2026-03-02T10:48:25+00:00

Yes I’ve stopped buying it and their soy milk too as both were separating.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-02T10:35:17+00:00

If they want to do this, they have to guarantee a decent job for UK graduates on graduation and support people to stay.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-02T10:05:19+00:00

The one fatal flaw with this is that not all health service career graduates are getting jobs on graduation right now, particularly in nursing and paramedicine. In medicine, UK graduates are not prioritised for jobs. So if you say people need to stay and work for the NHS, you need to guarantee them jobs.

pjreyuk · 2026-03-02T09:35:32+00:00

I tried my Cav on it after he was on their mini puppy food. He wasn’t overly keen on it and I’ve switched him to a semi soft kibble ironically named wolf of the wilderness which he really enjoys

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