Interesting to read Google AI results on “what does the world think of the NHS”. Mixed bag. Free at point of use is extolled, efficiency and clinical outcomes less so.

The perfect system I’m sure doesn’t yet exist, but whilst I said yesterday that from personal recent experience the NHS and its people are largely brilliant, I agree with others that reform is needed, not least due to increasing costs of healthcare and an ever aging population. It can’t carry on as-is.

Personally I think we’re heading to some sort of means testing for payments, as well as a shake up in management structures to reduce overhead budgets and focus even more on clinical needs and outcomes. Fundamentally though (as per education) I’d take it out if the hands of politicians and have it run by folk in the know, who could (quickly) develop and implement a long term strategy without disruptions in priorities from the 5 year politics cycle.

1 hour ago, bolty58 said:

Instigating a competitive procurement system would be a good start.

I agree. And if we had the money we need to completely overhaul the current procurement system/s we would do.

As I mentioned - the NHS needs significant investment to overhaul existing systems like procurement and IT.

And it would still need significant investment if it was privately owned and operated.

But I wasn't talking about not knowing where to start with NHS reforms. I was taking about not knowing where to start with that particular, throw away post.

“His Bangladeshi culture may affect his attitude towards females”

The cunt has been here since he was 3

1 hour ago, royal white said:

“His Bangladeshi culture may affect his attitude towards females”

The cunt has been here since he was 3

The concern for me would be if the judge had used that as a mitigation in order to give him a reduced sentence. Is that what happened in this case? If so then that's abhorrent.

3 minutes ago, kent_white said:

The concern for me would be if the judge had used that as a mitigation in order to give him a reduced sentence. Is that what happened in this case? If so then that's abhorrent.

Reads like that's what his defence is

22 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

Reads like that's what his defence is

Shite defence if that's the case!

12 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Shite defence if that's the case!

Suppose it's an attempt to get a lighter sentence as they aren't denying it

3 years 6 months for the bloke who violently assaulted 2 female police officers and a member of the public. Not sure if they took his culture into consideration when giving him a piss poor sentence.

16 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

3 years 6 months for the bloke who violently assaulted 2 female police officers and a member of the public. Not sure if they took his culture into consideration when giving him a piss poor sentence.

Sentencing guidelines - community service up to 5 years maximum. Given he’s spent almost a year on remand, 3.5 years seems at the upper end of those guidelines.

Or you could just tell yourself it’s because he’s Asian if you like.

8 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Sentencing guidelines - community service up to 5 years maximum. Given he’s spent almost a year on remand, 3.5 years seems at the upper end of those guidelines.

Or you could just tell yourself it’s because he’s Asian if you like.

7 years if it’s racially aggravated. I mentioned culture. See above.

6 hours ago, Bertie said:

Interesting to read Google AI results on “what does the world think of the NHS”. Mixed bag. Free at point of use is extolled, efficiency and clinical outcomes less so.

The perfect system I’m sure doesn’t yet exist, but whilst I said yesterday that from personal recent experience the NHS and its people are largely brilliant, I agree with others that reform is needed, not least due to increasing costs of healthcare and an ever aging population. It can’t carry on as-is.

Personally I think we’re heading to some sort of means testing for payments, as well as a shake up in management structures to reduce overhead budgets and focus even more on clinical needs and outcomes. Fundamentally though (as per education) I’d take it out if the hands of politicians and have it run by folk in the know, who could (quickly) develop and implement a long term strategy without disruptions in priorities from the 5 year politics cycle.

Free prescriptions at 60 is where I would start .

Think they looked at but thought scrapping was not worth it, but at why 60 not at retirement age ?

I currently qualify but last I was offered a prescription asked could I get similar over the counter. Cost about a fiver.

Surely it’s about time that these guidelines and pathetic piss weak sentences are changed

8 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

7 years if it’s racially aggravated. I mentioned culture. See above.

Was it racially aggravated?

1 minute ago, royal white said:

Surely it’s about time that these guidelines and pathetic piss weak sentences are changed

Correct.

8 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Was it racially aggravated?

I didn’t say it was. I commented in the context of the previous posts. Read back . In your last sentence you implied my comments were racist.

The sentencing guidelines show an imbalance imo, that causes anger. If they want to keep them as they are, fine. I’d add a 10 year maximum for assault on a member of the police. Those that are there to protect us from people like Mohammad Farhir Amaaz.

47 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Sentencing guidelines - community service up to 5 years maximum. Given he’s spent almost a year on remand, 3.5 years seems at the upper end of those guidelines.

Or you could just tell yourself it’s because he’s Asian if you like.

The time he's spent on remand counts towards the sentence anyway

38 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

I didn’t say it was. I commented in the context of the previous posts. Read back . In your last sentence you implied my comments were racist.

The sentencing guidelines show an imbalance imo, that causes anger. If they want to keep them as they are, fine. I’d add a 10 year maximum for assault on a member of the police. Those that are there to protect us from people like Mohammad Farhir Amaaz.

I didn’t. Your post mentioned culture. Would you have mentioned culture if the bloke swinging punches was Welsh?

33 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The time he's spent on remand counts towards the sentence anyway

Aye. So he’s been given 4.5 years in effect

Just now, mickbrown said:

Aye. So he’s been given 4.5 years in effect

No, the time he's served on remand is deducted from the sentence he receiced

Just now, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

No, the time he's served on remand is deducted from the sentence he receiced

I know that. But time to be served means he’s at the higher end of the guidelines

Hang on. So he sentenced 3.5 years and they’ll take the year off so it’s 2.5?

Just now, mickbrown said:

Hang on. So he sentenced 3.5 years and they’ll take the year off so it’s 2.5?

Yes

So in effect, he's already served a year of his sentence

9 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Yes

So in effect, he's already served a year of his sentence

Well that’s balls then

8 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

I didn’t. Your post mentioned culture. Would you have mentioned culture if the bloke swinging punches was Welsh?

If you want to continue this all night that’s fine. I don’t like people implying I’m racist. Look at the previous posts on this thread before mine. It was about people’s culture brought up in a court of law. I made a sarcastic reference to culture. Thats it. You immediately jumped to a racist conclusion. Do you think I’m racist?

I don’t think you’re racist, but equally I don’t give a fuck what you like or not.